Rwanda grew at a rapid rate in the second half of 2011, exceeding 10 percent for the first time, since the 2009 global … economic downturn. Overall, Rwanda achieved 8.6 percent growth in 2011, and substantially exceeded the average growth for Sub …- Saharan Africa (SSA) of 5.0 percent. Rwanda also grew fastest than all the countries in the East African Community (EAC …