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The IMF expects sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP to grow by 5.4 percent in 2006, the third straight year of growth above the 5 percent level, Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato told a news conference in Lusaka, Zambia, on March 16. But he warned that growth needs to be even higher if Africa is to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and urged African leaders to ensure that increased aid flows were used effectively.