Africa's Economic Giants - Growth Plunges in 2016 Things have not been going so well for Africa's two largest economies so far in 2016. Nigeria and South Africa have both felt the brunt of the global commodities price plunge over the last year and now they have the impact of the Brexit to contend with. The question is, when will they recover? Have a look at the infographic below to find out how we forecast growth going for Sub-Saharan Africa's two big guns through 2017. Read more about Sub-Saharan Africa's economic outlook here: http://www.focus-economics.com/regions/sub-saharan-africa