Those involved in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) campaign routinely state Africa will miss all the MDGs. This paper argues that a series of arbitrary choices made in defining success or failure as achieving numerical targets for the Millennium Development Goals made attainment of the MDGs...

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acronyms -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- 1. ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER -- 2 UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- 3 IS GENDER EQUITY ON TRACK IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA? -- 4 REDUCTION OF CHILD MORTALITY -- 5...

Evidences from international publications on the MDGs have shown that knowledge, experience and the know-how of fast tracking the MDGs abound2. Africa is endowed with indigenous and local knowledge; however, such innovations are characterized with information asymmetry which weakens the...

The eradication of extreme poverty is a key component of the post-2015 MDG process and the African Union's Agenda 2063. This paper uses the International Futures forecasting system to explore this goal and finds that many African states are unlikely to make this target by 2030. In addition to...

Those involved in the millennium development goal (MDG) campaign routinely state ‘‘Africa will miss all the MDGs.” This paper argues that a series of arbitrary choices made in defining ‘‘success” or ‘‘failure” as achieving numerical targets for the MDGs made attainment of the...

The welfare implications of safe water and sanitation cannot be overstated. The economic gains from provision of improved services to millions of unserved Africans in enormous. The international adoption of Millennium Development Goals brought the inadequacies of service provision sharply into...

Chapter 1: Domestication and Localization of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa -- Chapter 2:Effect of Shea Fruit Sugar Content on Shea Butter Quality -- Chapter 3: Some Theoretical and Policy Issues and Green Economy -- Chapter 4: Climate Change and Rapidly Evolving Pests and Diseases in...

The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) has produced continent-wide analysis of many aspects of Africa's infrastructure challenge. The main findings were synthesized in a flagship report titled Africa's Infrastructure: a time for transformation, published in November 2009. Meant for...