Achieving Sustainable development goals (SGDs) remains an unfinished business for African countries. The SDGs fit accurately with Africa’s priorities for the all-round development of the continent. The future of growth and its impact on poverty reduction among other goals in Africa hinges on what happens to structural transformation. The SDGs puts forward a broad agenda for global action on economic, social, and environmental development. The scales of the Sustainable Development Goals require innovation and modernization in the national statistical system in developing countries because twelve out of the seventeen goals are data-driven. To achieve the Goals by 2030, new modalities for development are required, including bringing innovation into the national statistics system of most African countries. This invited paper session highlights the level of Africa's economic, social and environmental development before 2015 and seven years after; presents various challenges most African countries are facing in achieving SDGs; highlights the roles timely official data play in the implementation of SDGs, and presents the way forward.

Organiser: Dr Osuolale Peter Popoola 

Chair: Mr Oliver J. M Chinganya 

Speaker: Molla Hunegnaw Asmare 

Speaker: Osuolale Peter Popoola 

Speaker: Madi Mangan 

Speaker: Mr Leandre Foster Ngogang Wandji 

Discussant:  Nureni Olawale Adeboye