How will other development agendas affect SDG implementation in Africa?
Jobless economic growth and high youth unemployment are common features affecting the Ugandan economy. The capital Kampala is no [...]
Progress on the 2030 Agenda: Insights from country experiences
Background Southern Voice, together with the United Nations Foundation and Club de Madrid, organized a side event during the [...]
Unbundling the 13 million out-of-school children in Nigeria
This blog identifies groups excluded from quality education in Nigeria and the reasons behind their exclusion. It proposes actionable [...]
Blended finance in the national planning processes and the SDGs in Least Developed Countries: Evidence from Senegal
Abstract This research paper looks at the application of blended finance in Senegal. Southern Voice analysed the scope and [...]
Financing SDGs: Is humanitarian aid causing a diversion?
This article looks at how a higher flow of humanitarian assistance has influenced the development finance discourse.
Five Questions for New Metrics to Assess Development Effectiveness
There is an urgent need to revisit the metrics of assessing development effectiveness of development cooperation. It is underpinned by significant changes in recent times regarding the concept of development effectiveness, and the emerging new modalities of development cooperation.
More health research means more lives saved
Health research needs to include partnerships across different sectors and involve diverse stakeholders. Only then will it have real impact. [...]
The Elephant in the Room: Radicalisation in sub-Saharan Africa & Possible Remedies
Increasing conflict, violent extremism, and unprecedented levels of migration and displacement are shaping the present.
Debt and Systemic Concerns of the Developing Countries: Rising Debt in Nigeria
To achieve the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, governments need to align their fiscal policies to their development plans and put in place sound macroeconomic policies and sustainable debt management.
Transforming rural settlements, industries and the informal economy to eradicate poverty in Africa
Southern Voice’s network member Donald Mmari, Executive Director of REPOA shares African perspectives on SDG 1: Ending poverty in all [...]