Abstract
The article explores the interface between good governance and sustainable
development by focusing specifically on the role of governments in the global sustainable
development agenda. With this context in mind, the purpose of this
article is to highlight the role that governments should play in sustainable development in terms
of the notions of ‘good’ governance as a prerequisite for a
specific country’s ability and capacity to successfully plan and execute development initiatives,
to participate in the global economy and to adhere to the
imperatives that emanate from international treaties and conventions regarding sustainable
development. The article adopted a qualitative observational approach
by comparing, contrasting, critically analysing and synthesising relevant documentary and
literature sources in terms of recent data, statistics and
knowledge pertaining to a historical and regulatory overview directing good governance and the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the variables influencing global and African
governments in pursuit of these goals. To
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