Abstract:
This paper is descriptive. It shows how academic research institutions in Africa, as generators
of information for all-round human development, can contribute to the attainment of
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa. The research illustrates how Institutional
Repositories (IRs) of academic research institutions contribute to the dissemination of
knowledge, otherwise called information, which is a vital tool for development. However, the
paper reports the state of IRs in academic and research institutions in Africa and deduces the
possibility of attaining MDGs in Africa by the year 2015. The researcher recommends, among
other things, that an African-wide policy on IRs creation by concerned institutions, its
visibility and interoperability should be made and signed by African countries through organs
like the African Union (AU) in collaboration with the International Federation of Library
Associations (IFLA) - Africa Section.