slated that, although the Clobal Strategy epoke of the need to develop the irans- porL system in Africa, wlth Lhe ultlnate obiective of physlcally integratlng fhe conlinent, progress ln this dlrecllon was very slow durlng the first phase of Lhe Decade. Not only dld most of the proJects not reflect thiE preoccupatlon' but even uhere such proiects existed, nOt ouch progress was made I'n lnplenentlng then. ZLl The portions of the follolting bext whlch appear in quoiatlon narks are taken -from pages 9 Eo L4 of document DEC/TRANSCOM/ RT/t.-26- B. Co-ordlnatloo of the varlous transport syslens order to lncrease thell Efftctencv 74. Accordln8 lo dqcunent DEC/TRANSCOM/R! /1, tfs obJectlve was not reflected tx.any flrst-phase contlnental. proJect. Bu! sode pnoJects are planned for the second phese. The pnospects for sub-reglonal co-operatlon (ECoWAS, WAEC, southern Afrlce ) nevert,heless seed nore encouraglng. C. openhg up land-locked countrles and i8olated ar€as 75, Sone pro8reae has been rade, allhough most projecls are lhe result ofactlon pradatlng the D6cade (for exaople, the UNCTAD progranne lor the land- Iocked countrles deslgned to pronote greater co-operatlon between land-lockedcountFles and the nelShbourlng translt countrles). 6 76. the haroonj.zatlon of natlonal regulatlons has got off go a t'modest start'ri A nuEber of conventl,ons are under negotlallon (lor example, the ECOWAS protocol on notor vehlcle lnsurance, the establ,lshnen! of lnter-Slaie comnissions forthe reductlon of non-physlcal barrlers. elc.). 77. t/ith regard !o fhe flrst elonent of th13 obJecttve, naoely, 'rlhe use oflocal huoan and oatenlal nesourcea r, appreclable progress has been made insettlng up and developlng nultlnatlonal tralnlng centres. However, !he!roperatlon 1s qulte often hanpered by lack of funds. Tttera seeo lo be veryfeH pnoJecls Hhlch have recelvad fundlng, eE far as the dstandardlzatlon ofnetworksrr and rnesearchtt are concemed. F. Pronotlon of an Afrlcan lndustry ln the field of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the progress made in the first phase of the Decade towards the goal of physically integrating the African continent, with a focus on transportation systems, national regulations, and the use of local human and natural resources. It also mentions the development of multinational training centers and the promotion of an African industry in the field of transportation.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development