ABSTRACT
Sustainable Development The term “sustainable development” was used as early as 1972 at the United Nations (UN) Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden. However, it was not until 1987, with a UN report entitled Our Common Future, that the term was fully defined and translated into policy. Over the past decades, many new development initiatives have been introduced in Africa, each of which has been
Contents Sustainable Development ......................................................................................3 Africa’s Development Landscape since Independence ............................................7 HIPC Initiative .....................................................................................................9 Millennium Development Goals .........................................................................10 Current Status of Africa’s Development ...............................................................12 Governance .........................................................................................................14 Good Governance, Human Security, and Sustainable Development ....................15 About the Book ...................................................................................................16 Conclusion ..........................................................................................................18 References ...........................................................................................................19
