209. Pending a detailed technical evaluation by the Interagency Co-ordinating Committee, examination by African eYperts fer con­ sistency with national priorities and accuracy of information, and approval by the Conference of African Ministers of Transporti. Communications and Planning, the Economic and Social Council General Assembly, the preliminary phase II programme consists of 1,393 projects, 751(54 per cent) of which are transport projects and 642 (46 per cent) communications projects. 210. A large number of the phase II projects in both sectors - 399 (53.1 per cent) in transport, and 257 (40 per cent) in com­ .munications -consists of projects transferred from the phase I programme. These projects were transferee to phase II either be­ cause they are expensive construction and equipment acouisition projects, or they had attracted no financing during phase l. 211. The total cost of the phase II programme is estimated at $30,250 million, $26,011 million (86 per cent) for the transport setor and $4,239 million (14 per cent) for communications. 92 E/ECA /CM. 9/5 212. It should be pointed out that while the number of phase II projects is only about 28 per cent larger than the number for phase I, the cost has almost doublec, partly because projects for which only studies were carried out in phase I have teen shifted into ph'ase II fer construction/irr.plementation, which is of course more costly, and partly because most of the eYpensive subregional and regional projects that die net attract financing, for reasons already mentioned, have been transferred into phase II. 213. wbile over-all progress in implementing the phase I programrr.e has been good, certain specific problems which reauire urgent corrective measures can already be discerned. Unless and until these are adequately resolved, the rate of implementation of the entire prograrr.me fer the Decace coulc be adversely affec­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a program or project related to economic development, specifically in the areas of transport and communication. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a report or document from a government agency or international organization. The text mentions the Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly, and the Conference of African Ministers of Transport, Communications and Planning, which further supports the idea that it is related to economic development.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development