African Development Bank chief Donald Kaberuka on Tuesday said he was "confident" that if China's economy were to return to double-digit growth, it would lift African growth to pre-crisis levels.
"The growth of Africa... is very much driven by China's demand for commodities," Kaberuka told journalists in Geneva.
The latest Chinese growth figures "are around seven-nine percent, I think that's very promising," he added.
China in April said its economy grew 6.1 percent in the first quarter, while for the full year, it has set a growth target of 8.0 percent, a figure that it deemed is necessary to maintain stable employment and social order.
"If the Chinese economy continues on this trend, that would signal growth for African economies in the coming year," said Kaberuka.