The sustainable development goals as captured under the United 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) seek to ensure that natural resources are managed in a way that balances the needs of human beings and the need for conservation of these resources for the sake of present and future...

Despite its huge wealth of natural resources, the African continent remains largely underdeveloped with majority of its population poor and living in dehumanizing conditions. While these resources would naturally be expected to spur growth and development, the opposite has been the reality for...