During the past twenty years has come from being one of the poorest countries to being considered one of the richest non-oil producing countries. This growth happens when a majority of the continent was struggling with African socialism. Within South Africa was encircled by countries at war. During this time the Rhodesian war had entered into the boarders of . After the agreement of 1979 the civil war increased in . There were two devastating droughts during the 1970s and 1980s that caused economic hardship. Some of these losses include ....