For more than a decade, African economies have achieved impressive and sustained growth. In 2014, growth rates averaged 3.9 per cent – only East and South Asia grew faster, at 5.0 per cent. However, this growth can be described as largely non-inclusive because of its limited contribution to job creation, broad participation and overall improvement to people’s living standards.The challenge facing Africa is not only how to maintain such rapid growth, but how to translate it into sustained and inclusive development based on economic diversification that creates jobs, contributes to reduced inequality and poverty rates, enhances access to basic services, and corrects market failures that undermine environmental sustainability. This report is to promote understanding and the adoption of inclusive green economy policies that foster sustainable structural transformation in the region.