More about our latest special issue:
It has never been more vital to stir critical dialogue on the work to transform multilateralism to accelerate sustainable development and build durable peace and security, including in Africa. In this context, the importance of African scholarship to the global dialogue is central, as the continent seeks to reclaim its rightful place at the global leadership table. This includes highlighting scholarship from across Africa, where the impact of an outdated international mechanism to boost the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are strongly felt.
In line with the UN Secretary-General’s call that “We can’t build a future for our grandchildren with a system built for our grandparents” in the lead up to the Summit of the Future while presenting an outcome of the Academic Conference, the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) and the SDG Academy of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) launched a Special Issue of the African Journal of Sustainable Development (AJSD) focused on African scholarship related to the SDGs, multilateral cooperation, and the future of global governance.
Contributors
Forward by Cristina Duarte, Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Special Adviser on Africa
Editors’ Note by Ndidi Anyaegbunam, Amber Webb, and Olawale Emmanuel Olayide
Beyond Resource Extractivism and Comparative Advantages: The Case for Energy Transitions in Africa | Antonio Pedro and MaryAnne Iwara
Climate Change Innovations: a golden opportunity for Africa | Abel Kinyondo
Towards Access to Quality, Equitable and Inclusive Education in Post-COVID-19 Africa | Titus Pacho
Gender Contestations and the Implications for Inclusive Societies | Awino Okech
In the Margins of Political Power: Rewriting women into history | Keneilwe Sadie Mooketsane
Pandemic Risks Threaten Africa’s Sustainable Development | Tolbert Nyenswah
Expanding Social Protection in Africa: A Menu of Early Policy Ideas | Haroon Bhorat
Indigenous Social Protection in Africa: Pathways to Resilience and Sustainable Development | Zitha Mokomane
Africa Pathways to Food Systems Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities | John M. Ulimwengu
Traditional Institutions and Sustainability of African Cities and Communities | Isaac Olawale Albert
Governance and the Resilience of Cities in Africa | Emmanuel Remi Aiyede
Evaluating the Realities of SDG 11 in Africa: Achieving Urban Sustainability by 2030— Fact or Fiction? | Nara Monkam and Charite Leta
Operationalizing Comprehensive Data Governance in Africa | Chinasa T. Okolo
Public debt, social spending, and well-being in Africa | Marcellin Stephane Bella Ngadena
Restructuring African States to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals | Kelechi A. Kalu
Lessons Learnt from Countering Militant Groups in Africa | Anouar Boukhars
Complex interlinkages between the SDGs and their importance to African development | Moira Faul and Felix Laumann
The Future of Development in Africa within the Framework of UN Policy and the 2030 Agenda | Akinlolu Olalekan Akanmu and Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
The role of youths in the global agenda: case-studies from Africa | Labode Popoola, Femi Gabriel Oyeniyi, and Emmanuel Ola-Olowoyo
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