conceptual (anbiguities ln the formulatlon of the progPa.ole), lnstltulona1(role ol EcA, lack of crllerla for lhe acceptance of projects), and flnanclal and practlcal (for exanple, dlflcuLtles !n obtaj.ning lnforoatlon froB Afrlcan governmenta on proJect executlon). In the followlng paragraphs, an attenpt w111, be nade to deterdlne whether the second phase of the Decade has 8ot off lo a b€tter slart. 84. The first, requlrenent ln draxing up the prognarEe for the second phase was to identlfy proJects whlch goverments lri.shed !o execute durln€ the I984-f988 penlod. Thls already enornous undeptaklng was Ead€ Bo!'e so by the large nunber of flrst-phase proJects for lrh1ch no fundlng had been found and t{hlch had lherefore not been executed. AII thc new proJects and the proJects trans- ferred fron the flrst to lhe second phase, codblned, dake up a pFograme of L,r1J proJects costlng a total of US$rz bfllion. At thelr Ee€tlng pPecedlng ihe thlrd Conference of Afrlcan Mlnlsters of Transport, Coelunlcatlons and Plannlng, Ehe experts, after studylng the draft pro8raEt!3' reached the concluslon that, 1n the llght of the expenlence acqulred durlng the finst phase and !n vlell of the lnternational econonic Eltuatl,on, the draft prosraoEe was too huge and too coatly and must, lherefore, be reduced to a feallstlc level. 85. T?le tblrd conference of l4lnlstBrs of Tranaport, Comlunlcatlone and Plannlng' held 1n !,larch I98J ln Calro, adopted the folloulng speclflc SuideLlnes for the reduction of the progradrE for ihe second phase (resolutlons ECA/UNTACDA/ Res - 8J /21 and Res.85 |24); (a) Retentlon of lhe SLobal strategy and obJectlves adopted tn 1979. (b) Retentlon ol the prlort!!es fon the lnplenentatlon of the proSra[Ee. (c) OnSolng proJects Eust bs contlnued and lncluded ln the prograEne for lhe Eecond phase. (d) PFoJects ltj.th faasiblllty studles, and included ln the natlonal plan'
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the planning and execution of projects related to economic development in Africa, specifically in the context of the African Development Bank's Decade (1979-1989). The focus is on the second phase of the Decade, which involves identifying projects, reducing the scope of the program, and prioritizing projects for implementation. The text mentions governments, international economic conditions, and the need for feasibility studies, suggesting that the category should be related to economic development.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development