and external debts were increasing. In an effort to find an African response to some of these issues, the secretariat prepared a study on Africa's external debts pursuant to resolution 520 (XIX) of the ECA Conference of Ministers. A regional Ministerial Meeting on Africa's External Indebtedness was held in Addis Ababa from 18 to 20 June 1984, preceded by an experts' meeting from 14 to 17 June 1984. The Ministers considered the above-mentioned study (E/ECA/TRADE/10) and adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration on Africa's External Indebtedness which was annexed to the Special Memorandum by the ECA Conference of Ministers on Africa's Economic Crisis (E/ECA/CM.10/37/Rev.2). The Special Memorandum and the Annex were submitted to the United Nations General Assembly by the Economic and Social Council which met in July 1984. It was also submitted to the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of OAU at its twentieth ordinary session held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in November 1984. 70. The establishment of an African Monetary Fund was also accorded high priority during this period. ECA prepared a feasibility study entitled "Concepts, issues and mechanisms for the establishment of an African Monetary Fund" in collaboration with the Organization of African Unity (OAU) , African Development Bank (ADB), African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) and the African Centre for Monetary Studies (ACMS) which was approved at an inter-secretariat meeting held in Addis Ababa from 14 to 18 January 1985. The final document was adopted by the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts from the Ministries of Finance and Central Banks, held in Addis Ababa from 25 to 29 March 1985, which submitted its report to the sixth meeting of the Technical Preparatory Committee of the Whole (TEPCOW), held in Addis Ababa, 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses economic issues and debt management in Africa, which suggests that it is focused on economic development. Additionally, it mentions the establishment of an African Monetary Fund, which further supports the idea that the text is related to economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade