Attainment of a number of SDGs depends on increasing incomes for the majority of Africans.

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The SDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ibrahim Kasirye talks about what African countries are prioritising, who they are turning to for funding and who is spearheading the SDG implementation in the region.

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Challenges of implementation

Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for a substantial share of the global population facing mass poverty. As such, progress made on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in this region may determine the overall pace of SDG implementation worldwide, given the relatively large levels of deprivations. But obstacles remain:

How will other development agendas affect SDG implementation in Africa?

Besides the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Africa signed up to two other major development programmes—the Agenda 2063 and the 2011 Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA). But aligning all these plans is a daunting task for many African countries, often resulting in competition with the global agenda.  Read article

Ibrahim Kasirye

Research Director

Ibrahim is Research Director of the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC). He can be reached at ikasirye@eprcug.org, kasiryeibra@hotmail.com.

Anita Ntale

Researcher

Anita is a trade and development researcher with a background in studying the dynamics of trade institutions, regional integration and the political economy of trade. 

Gayathry Venugopal

Research Analyst

Gayathry is a Macroeconomics Research Analyst for the EPRC. Her research interests include institutional accountability and transparency and the framing of corruption discourse and its policy implications.