ECA Policy Brief - Issue 04

Fast-tracking Progress on the Millennium Development Goals in Africa
ECA Policy Brief - Issue 04

With three years remaining until the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target deadline, African countries must ensure that policies sustain and fast-track gains made thus far, especially for lagging MDGs. While performance across countries and within targets has been mixed, overall, the current pace of progress is insufficient to achieve the MDGs by 2015.