One People, One Goal Senegalese Development and Self-Determination under United Nations Paradigms

Abstract

Developed by a team of international experts, the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) intend to set universal paradigms for global development before the year 2030. While these paradigms of development are widely accepted as desired outcomes, special care must be taken in analyzing their ascertainment by Global South countries who did not have a prominent part in defining the goals in the first place. In the case of Senegal, development prospects can be better ascertained by examining the SDGs in tandem with nation-level development plans that better represent the country’s past and present development goals. This article aims to analyze Senegalese development in context of the SDGs while also evaluating African expert perspectives on the relevance of the SDGs themselves in Senegalese development paradigms. In doing so, it paints a more comprehensive picture of Senegal’s path to progress.