Africa

The SDSN is actively engaged in advancing sustainable development across Africa, working closely with local governments, academia, NGOs, and civil society partners. This includes a new partnership to host an Africa Center with Addis Ababa University; aiding the Government of Benin on its SDG performance and policy analysis, including publishing the first pilot baseline Sustainable Development Report for the country; supporting the establishment and research of the Science Panel for the Congo Basin; and working with country partners and researchers in Africa to analyze their food and land-use policies and develop national pathways for food and land-use systems transformation through the FABLE Consortium and the FELD Program.

The SDSN also has 12 national and regional networks based in Africa, encompassing 25+ countries and territories working to localize and mobilize support for the SDGs. Networks include: SDSN Benin, SDSN Cameroon, SDSN Côte d’Ivoire, SDSN Egypt, SDSN Ethiopia, SDSN Ghana, SDSN Great Lakes, SDSN Kenya, SDSN Nigeria, SDSN Sahel, SDSN South Africa, and SDSN Uganda.