Africa: Unlocking Africa's Future - The Imperative of Domestic Resource Mobilization

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[allAfrica] A decade after the adoption of the 2030 agenda, a measly 17% of the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, are on track. If we were in a classroom, the international community would fall into the category of "ungraded." This is devastating, but unsurprising: a huge financing gap stands in the way of achieving the Goals. In Africa, an additional $1.3 trillion in financing is needed every year to achieve the SDGs by 2030 - a figure that represents about 42 percent of the