Africa shaped the global 2030 development agenda. How it can influence what comes next

All United Nations member states adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. They cover poverty, health, education, inequality, climate change, peace and other global issues. The goals are now approaching their 2030 deadline. The goals matter because they shape national plans, international cooperation and decisions about development funding. The question of what should follow them can no longer be postponed. The UN has already begun preparing for that discussion. The Pact for…