Africa’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG) performance had been positive and in the right direction, but acknowledged that the pace was too slow and uneven across countries and goals to assure the achievement of the MDGs by the 2015 target date. The report showed that while North African nations are making good progress on maternal, infant, and child mortality indicators, countries in sub-Saharan Africa still lag behind U.N. goals for reducing mortality. The report says that addressing Africa’s MDG challenges will therefore require a more strategic and integrated approach to the delivery of social services. Policymakers will need to appreciate the inter-linkages among the MDGs and invest more in interventions that have the greatest impact on other indicators.