Council of Ministers, Addis Ababa, 25 February - 4 March 1985; (c) Issues on the African crisis coming before the second regular session of the Economic and Social Council in July 1985 - Priority consideration of the question; (d) Questions coming from subsidiary organs of the Commission; (e) ECA programme of work and priorities for 1986-1987; (f) United Nations Trust Fund for African Development; (g) Other relevant issues, 186, The representative of the Congo stated that the Conference was being held at a time of crisis in international economic relations, whose effects were being felt severely by the continent and the African peoples, five years after the adoption of the Lagos Plan of Action and the Final Act of Lagos for the implementation of the Monrovia Strategy for Africa's develop­ ment, The fundamental question was how to translate into facts the objectives set forth in the Lagos Plan of Action for the implementation of the Monrovia Strategy and to find solutions to the crisis afflicting the continent, 137. As a step in the right direction, relentless efforts were needed to bring about food self-sufficiency and collective self-reliance; that could be achieved only through firm political commitments to overcome integration difficulties and achieve African co-operation, 188. In conclusion, he extended the invitation of his country to host the twenty-first session of the Commission/twelfth meeting of the Conference of ECA Ministers in 1986. - 51 - 189. The Chairman thanked the Government of the Congo for the invitation and said that, since the Government of Cameroon had also invited the Commission to hold its twenty-first session in its country, an appropriate decision would have to be made later. 190. The representative of the Comoros thanked the ECA Executive Secretary for his indefatigable efforts to make high quality documents available to the Conference. 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the African crisis and the implementation of the Lagos Plan of Action and the Monrovia Strategy for Africa's development. It highlights the need for food self-sufficiency and collective self-reliance, and mentions the importance of firm political commitments to achieve African cooperation. This suggests that the text is focused on economic development and the challenges facing the African continent.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade