As the global community pushes towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, it is crucial to leverage sources of alternative development finance, particularly through domestic resource mobilization (DRM) efforts. Although an important source of finance, DRM – the revenues that a country generates internally – has not always been given the attention it deserves in the African and global development framework. To achieve greater domestic resource mobilization and, in turn, the realization of the SDGs, African countries should focus on: 1) overcoming underdevelopment and promoting sustainable development through enhanced regional alignment; 2) fostering private and philanthropic resource mobilization towards the SDGs; and 3) addressing corruption, tax avoidance, and illicit financial flows.
