advlsory mlsslona go most of the countries with a vieu to asslsclng governEentg for a perlod of Eix !o nine oonths in the preparatlon of their plans (docuEent El 1N.L4/EC0/LJB, paraSraph U (a)), Ho!.rever, as Ehe conaul.tants carrj.ed out thein nlssions and thelr reports Here consldered by bhe rnodal !,rork1ng groups sef up by ECA , the eBphasts became lncreaslngly focused on the identlflcatlon of speclflc projects. 18. The report of the Interagency CoE[ittee, which was prepared on the basis of Che reports of working gnoups and approved by the flrst Conference of Mln:stgrs of Transport, Coemunications and Planning (Addis Ababa, 9-12 l.E-y 1979) and constltutes in fact the plan of acilon lor the flrst phase (document DEC/ TRANSCoM/WP. CEN/ Rev.1, I, paras. l-8), stresses that: 'tTtre strenggh of the Transport and CoDaunlcatlons Decade lies ln Ehj.s detefnlnatlon to culolnate in conqpete achi,eveuents. Its chalLenge ls to pfopoae to a1l the Medber Stalea of ECA, ln t,he naae of an effectl,ve solidari,ty of the whole contlnent, pfoiecta of concern to particular countries or j.ndivj.dual regionE, becauae these lri1l ln the Long run lead lo inLegratlon of the Afrlcan coungries and thelf Jolnt devel,opoent. .,. Ib will thus represent a coEnilment of lhe Afrlcan countrles to f,he actlons proposed. It will then be posaible lo submlt lo the lnternatlonal comdunlty, on the occaslon of a neetlng ol p.Lenlpotentlarles of bhe donors scheduled for l.lovember 19?9 under the auspices of the Unj-ted Nation8 Secre tary-General , lhe wilf and ihe l"equest of the African countries wilh respect to transport and conDunLcallons .... tr. 19. The GlobaL strareSy ts contaj.ned ln docunent E/CN.I4/725, E/CN.14lTRANS/147. In the preparallon of the document, account was taken of lhe Seneral developDent oblectlves seb out 1n docunent E/CN.l4lEC1/90/ Rev.J eniilled 'rRevlsed Fraoelrork
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a plan for economic development in Africa, specifically in the areas of transportation and communication. The mention of a "Transport and Communications Decade" and the goal of promoting solidarity among African countries suggests that the text is focused on economic development and infrastructure.

**Category**
Transport and communication