An Overview of Sustainable Development in Africa
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Despite the fact that Africa is relatively rich in natural resources, development strategies pursued in the continent have not always been in harmony with the objective of ensuring decent living conditions for the population and maintaining a high level of environmental quality. Over the past four decades of political independence, most African countries have witnessed serious socio-economic and environmental crises (Kaniaru, 1998). For example, rapid population growth and man-made and natural disasters have seriously bruised the quality of Africa’s environment and the life of its population. The environmental crisis facing Africa is a real threat to the very existence of the continent: famine, starvation, floods, epidemic diseases, deforestation, desertification, and unmanageable mountains of waste are common environmental problems in most African countries. About two-thirds of Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) agricultural lands are already seriously degraded. One of the greatest challenges facing Africa today is the increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS. In the social realm, there is a big gap between economic and social well-being. There is therefore an urgent need to critically re-examine the development strategies that have been pursued in Africa and to adopt approaches that have a real potential to put Africa on the road to sustainable development (SD).
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