Ahmed S, et al. - From a cross-sectional study, the contributors targeted to examine the post- family planning 2020 (FP2020) initiative summit trends in modern contraceptive prevalence rates in nine settings in eight sub-Saharan African countries (Burkina Faso; Kinshasa, DR Congo; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Niamey, Niger; Kaduna, Nigeria; Lagos, Nigeria; and Uganda). To achieve the FP2020 goal of 120 million additional users of modern contraceptives by 2020 in the select study settings the annual growth rates exceeding the 1·4 percentage points are overall needed. To unmet demands for family planning, local programme experiences could be studied for sharing lessons with other countries and aiming to respond. Hence, to track the future achievement of the FP2020 goal findings were concluded beneficial.