Table 1 shows African countries’ advancements toward the SDGs, providing a generalized picture of progress and which goals require significant action. Yellow arrows indicate progress above 50 percent of the required growth rate, but below the necessary rate to achieve the goal. Orange arrows indicate stagnation or an increase at a rate below 50 percent of the growth rate required to achieve the goal. Similar to the analysis about countries’ progress toward complementary SDGs on climate change, there is a positive correlation among Goals 1 through 9, 11, 16, and 17. If countries exhibit even slow progress in one of these goals, they are highly likely to exhibit progress in related goals.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 19, 2019 21:45 UTC