Nnadiebube Journal of Religion, Culture and Society

Achieving sustainable development that will engender inclusive growth and prosperity in Africa has been a matter of concern for decades. This passion has recently led to the articulation of six aspirations encoded in African Agenda 2063 in 2015 by African Union Commission. Sustainable development has been primed on three pillars namely; environmental sustainability, social sustainability and economic sustainability. Consequently, globalization has been considered vital in the pursuit of African development agenda. In addition to this, is ethical values from Christian point of view since; it is disposed in promotion of human dignity and access to the basic necessities of life. This paper examined the challenges and impacts as well as the ethical perspective of globalization and sustainable development in African transformation. Data was generated from secondary source through critical readings of the existing literature related materials. The findings revealed that globalization and sustainable development are relevant in the 21st century drive for inclusive development and welfare of citizenry and the future generation. The study therefore, recommends religious ethical consideration to undergird globalization and sustainable development policy implementation and as well, orientation on ethical codes for globalization and sustainable development ethics in curbing crimes, violence and other related social vices.

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