"(a) Glve actlve support to the global strategy for the development of transport and cooDunlcatlons in Afrlca and to the applicaiion of that strategy for the purpoae of sotvln8 the probleds of lhe continent 1n this fleld, .. . .(b) Mobllize the !echnlcal and financlal resources requlred for thig purpose. rt 10. The idea of a Transport and CoDounicatlona Decade for AfrLca was flrst Put fonuard by one delegatlon (Caoeroon) at lhe Parls qonference on International Econonlc Co-operetlon (Aprll 1975). In lhe cours€ of the ECA minlsterlal oeetlng ln Klnshasa thls sane delegatlon relteraied lts proposal rhlch was then collectj.vely endoreed. The inpromptu oanner in whlch the Decade orlSlnaled j's possibly on€ of the reasona for lhe dlsglvings and haste whlch marked its launching (Elnce 1t Has due !o begln !n January 1978, !h€ t16e avallable lor establishi.ng tts form and conteng waE very Unlled). 11.. In any event, fesolutlon 291 (XIII) wes endors€d by OAU 2/ at the Monrovia suenit tn iuly I9?9, by the Economlc and Soctal Councl.L in res6-1ut1on 2097 (LXIII) 2/ The Decade was subsequently j.ncorporated ln the La8os Plan of Action'-+- of 29 July f977, ana by the Unj.ted Natlons Ceneral Assedbly, which offlciallyrlproclaimedrr the Decade in resolutlon 12/L5O ot 19 Deceober 1977 5/. L2. Apart froE the resolulton of ehe ECA Conference ol Mlnj,slers, which lE ol courae mentioned, the resoluilon of the General AEaenbly contalns no referenceto any docunent or preparaiory Etudy lrhlch would have faclLj.tated the conalderatlon of the quesllon by Menber States. Moreover, 1t ls lrorth notlnglhat the operatlve part of the resolutlon adopted by the Ceneral AsseEbLy ccntalna lhe follolring addi,Elonal paragraph whlch appears to conflro that the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a global strategy for the development of transport and communications in Africa, with a focus on mobilizing resources and implementing a decade-long plan. The language used is technical and bureaucratic, suggesting that the text is related to international cooperation and policy-making. The topics of transport, communication, and economic development are all closely intertwined, making it likely that the text falls under one or more of these categories.

**Category**
Transport and communication, International trade, Economic development