The 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) of May 2013 set a new landmark by adopting a long-term development vision of ‘The Africa We Want’ – The Agenda 2063. The Agenda, which established seven aspirations and 20 goals, has been advanced with the development of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan (2014-2023). This vision was developed 28 months before the successor to the MDGs was endorsed, providing an important opportunity to incorporate Africa’s voices in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs), which world leaders adopted on 25 September 2015. This voice is reflected in paragraphs 42 and 64 of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The SDGs, framed under the 5Ps – People, Prosperity, Planet, Peace and Partnership – accompanied by 17 goals and 169 targets, are considered to be the most ambitious global development agenda ever prepared.