Towards a right-to-development governance in Africa
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Ngang, Carol Chi
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Routledge
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In this article, I provide the rationale for conceptualizing a rights-based development model for Africa, necessitated by the conviction to seek African solutions to African problems. For the first time since independence, Africa has formulated a consolidated roadmap for development named “Agenda 2063,” which looks promising and attainable but leaves unanswered questions relating to the right to development enshrined in the African Charter and ancillary treaty instruments. In retrospect, I illustrate how the right to development originated and has evolved in Africa, potentially setting the pace for development and human rights protection but has not yet recorded significant impact. I contend that Africa’s development future is attainable only through a self-reliant consciousness, not by letting the development agenda be shaped by imported paradigms. I justify why and how this is achievable by advancing arguments in favor of right-to-development governance as a homegrown model for development in Africa.
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Rights-based development model, Development governance, Africa
Sustainable Development Goals
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Carol C. Ngang (2018) Towards a right-to-development governance in Africa, Journal of Human Rights, 17:1, 107-122, DOI:
10.1080/14754835.2016.1274645.