MDGs and beyond

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is guided through Mbalmayo, Cameroon, a town where residents are engaged in several projects to further the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Juliet Wasswa-Mugambwa  and 
MDGs and beyond

MDGs: An assessment of Africa’s progress

Was development goals’ yardstick unfair to Africa?
By Jaspreet Kindra
An expectant mother. Photo: AMO/ Nikki Rixon
MDGs and beyond

Lack of resources affecting interventions

MDG 5: Mixed results in maternal health goals across Africa
Zipporah Musau
By Zipporah Musau
MDGs and beyond

Anchor the MDGs to economic progress, Africans say

Summit hears calls for more job creation, investment
By Michael Fleshman
A slum in Kibera, Kenya. Poverty remains a challenge in Africa. Photo: AMO/Colin Walker
MDGs and beyond

Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Franck Kuwonu
By Franck Kuwonu
A woman has her blood taken for a test at a clinic in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo: Panos/ Giacomo Pirozzi
MDGs and beyond

New cases drop, but numbers still high

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB and other diseases
Pavithra Rao
By Pavithra Rao
MDGs and beyond

Jobs and equity key to Africa's poverty fight

Progress on MDGs requires more than social safety nets
By Yusuf Bangura
First day at school at the JP Brand School in Utuseb, Namibia. Photo: AMO/Graeme Williams
MDGs and beyond

More students in school but still not all

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education
Franck Kuwonu
By Franck Kuwonu
Logged plantation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Photo: AMO/David Larsen
Robert Mgendi  and 
MDGs and beyond

Light at the end of the tunnel

MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Dr. Richard Munang
By Richard Munang
MDGs and beyond

Wanted: fresh ideas for combating African poverty

Amidst global crisis, a need to go beyond the MDGs
By Fantu Cheru
Ethiopian women in a skills training workshop. Photo: UN/Eskinder Debebe
MDGs and beyond

Closing Africa’s ‘elusive’ gender gap

MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Zipporah Musau
By Zipporah Musau
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