The rate of poverty reduction in Africa "slowed substantially" after the collapse in commodity prices that started in 2014, resulting in negative gross domestic product growth on a per capita basis, according to the report. "As countries in other regions continue to make progress in poverty reduction, forecasts suggest that poverty will soon become a predominantly African phenomenon."
Izinga lokuncishiswa kobuphofu e-Afrika "lehle kakhulu" ngemuva kokuwa kwamanani ezimpahla ezaqala ngonyaka we-2014, okuholele ekukhuleni komkhiqizo ongemuhle womuntu ngamunye, ngokusho kombiko. "Njengoba amazwe akwezinye izifunda eqhubeka nokwenza inqubekelaphambili ekunciphiseni ubuphofu, izibikezelo ziveza ukuthi kungekudala ububha buzoba yinto yase-Afrika."