58. the tabLe above aLso shoya maJor dlflerences 1n the tevel of fundlngachleved for the varloua sub-sectors. Only lwo sectora _ roads and ports _are Bore lhan 50 percent funded; ln lhree others _ ralluays, inland waterEransporl and shr.pplng - nore than Jo percent of lhe resources needed weneobtalned. SL:rce there 1s no preclse or cooplete lnforuallon avallabLe, eLtheron the needs of the vartous countrles and i{hat has aLready been done ln thevarloua sub-eectors, or on what ls funded elthe!. by Afrtcan States or byexternaL sources oulslde the Decade progranae, the only observatlon thal can benade 1s chat prlonlty seeo.s ro have teen grven to rand transpor! (and intandt{ater transport), Hhlle only nlnloal lnportance has been atlached !o thecoonunlcatlons sub-sectors. 59. At the end of the flrst phase tn 19gr, the bulk of lhe fundlng had coEe orwas earDarked froo AfrLcan governaents (?5 percent, coEpared wlth A5 percentfnoD outslde sources). Clven that the progpadEe of the flnEt pnase involvesexpendllures ot sone USgIJ blllton, 2! pircJnt of the Usg? bl.l1ion ralsedanounta to only USgt.ZS blUlon._2I_ J. Dlfflculties in tloblllzlng flnanclaL nesources 50. ?he fl8ures quoted above .lllustPate the extent of the dLscrepancy betueen lhe hopes and anbitlons at the tlne when lhe Decade was launched and reallty' The proclana€lon of the Desade was predlcated on two asaunptj.ons: (a) that additi.onal, nesources (and even t'oasslve ald trarsfers") would be allocated by lhe internatlonal com[unlty !o the developnent ol transport and coo[unLcalLons 1n AfPlca; and (b) thag such a oobLllzatlon of reaources would make lt posslbla lo Iay the foundatlon for a physlcally j.ntegraled continent, as a prerequlslte for ihe developmeni of lntra-Afrlcan trade and trade !{lth the rest of ihe world. 5I. the experlence of the flnst phase of the Decade has shown those expectationg to have been, as ECA itself polnted out (docunent DEc /!RANSCoM/ Or/ Iv/ 2, paragraph 5)' "overly optlnlsiic'r. ltre nasglve supporl of the international co[tDunlty dld not materlallze. Accordlng to the docuuent enutled 'rBackground and Perspectlves of the Decade" (DEC/TRANSCoM/vol.II/INF.1, parag!'aph 9), before the Desade, payEents 1n the forn of loans ffon ihe varloua oultj.lateraL and bllataral flnenclng a8€ncies
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the African Development Decade, which focuses on transportation and communication infrastructure development in Africa. The text highlights the funding discrepancies and the failure of international support to meet the expected needs, leading to a lack of progress in achieving the decade's goals. It also mentions the importance of transportation and communication infrastructure for economic development and intra-African trade.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development