"Pan-African structures through the newly reformed African Union are strengthening. More African countries than ever before are engaging in democratic processes. Economic growth rates have averaged over 5% across the continent since the turn of the century, and last year foreign direct investment in Africa surged to a record $38-billion. The challenge is to entrench this progress through a new and sustained focus on good governance ... [It's] time for the debate about good governance to begin." (Quoted from article)