39. The technical consultative meetinq on air transDort was held at Addis Abahafron 6 to 8 Mav 1985, but due to poor attendance of donors, it rras postDoned and beld with lhe l|ieetinqs on rallravs and Dostal services at Brazzaville fron 23 to 25 Novenber 1985. A total of 91 air transport proiects r'ere envisaqed t,lthin the folloninq cateqories financed fron local. or external sorlrces: (a)fnfrastructure and rehahi litat ion Droiects: 51 r 29i (t,) Traininq and technical assistance proiects: (c) Co-ordination and co-operation pro.iects: "ll (d) lilaintenance proiects: 4. The total estirnated cost of the Droiects is $974.08 rnillion of ehich $1f5.65 nillion has heeD financed fron local or external sources, leavinq an anortnt of $858.43 nillion to be notrilized. 40. The technical consultative neeting on railuavs, originallv scheduled to be held at Blantvre, trtalawi, trott 24 to 27 septenher 1985? will be held toqether nith those on air transport and postal services at Brazzaville fron 25 to 27 Novenber 1985. T!4o consultants trere recruited to prepare docunents for the neetinq, b'hich have been distributed. A total of 84 proiects have been prepared and their estinaced cost is $3.362 Lrillion. so far atDut $?95 tnillion has tteen obtained and the renaininq $2.557 Fillion is to he ftofilized. 41. The techni.cal consultative neetinq on Dostal services ryill be held at Brazzaville fron 20 to 23 Noventrer 1985. A consultant lras recruited to Drepare the backqround docunents, nhich have heen finalized and dlstrihuted. Some 134 @stal Droiects have been identified for the technical consultative neeting. Their estinated cost i3 $528 nillion. African GovernneDts have financed sone of the pro-iects up to $lll trlillioh. and financing so far obtaine(i from external resourees is onlv $14.4 million. The rest, i.e. $403 nillion, is still beino souoht fron external sou rces - 42. The status of the implenentation of activities rnandated ln paraqraph 9 of ceneral Assenblv resolution 38lI50 and in paraqraph ? (a) of resolution 39/?30 is
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing various projects and initiatives related to transportation, infrastructure, and economic development in Africa. The mention of air transport, railroads, and postal services suggests a focus on transportation and communication, while the discussion of financing and cost estimates implies an economic development context.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development