in this regard, with lhe activitles of t're Decade being orlented simul-taneoualy towarqs : (a) On the one hand, the awakening of over-alL awareneEs of Africa's needs in lhe area of tranaport and communlcationE and the identiflcation ol the varioua ways ln whi,ch these needs could be net (for exanple, tn-depth 81oba1 and sectoral Etudles, eo-'operatlon between Governnents ln setting up appropniate reglonaf and subreglonal institutlonal Etructures' negoilation of conventlons, harnonizatlon of legislatlon, idenllf1callon of types of prlorlty proiects by rflode, seclor, subreglon, elc. ); (b) On the other hand, the identlficatlon, search for flnanci!8 and executlon of as wide a range of speclflc proiects as poeelble' lhe succeaa of the Decade being r0eaaured, ln !h1s case, Eore by Uhe quantlly of financlal resourcea nobllized than by the lnternal cohesion of the prograone. 47. Another questlon uhlch arlses ls lhe possibtllty of a discrepancy betlreen 'on the one hand, lhe objectlves and prlor'ltles of the Decade as deflned coll,ectively by African Oovernoents, wibh the emphasls belng placed on supra- natlonal co-operallon Ln reglonal and subreSlonaf proiect execulion, and, on the other hand, the obJectlves and priorMes 1n the areas of transport and cortrnunlcatlons as expressed at Uhe natlonal level in the development planE of lndlvtdual States. this discrepancy llay account for : (a) fhe eonfuslon over the scope of the Decade - should j'l lnclude all natlonal and reglonal proiects of a.Ll Afrlcan countrles in the area of transport and connunlcations, on slrnply a portlon of those proJects' and, lf 30' whlch portlon? IEbalance between tbe approaches ol CovernEents : for exanple' one ,subnltted 58 projects for the flrst phase, !.hl]e another subnitted only one; tr-iltie b-eglnning of lhe Decade, ITU had nade some 8lobaJ' pnoposal's for the -eleconnunj.catlons sector, speclfyin€ neasurable targets for the Decade (one
**Analysis**
The text discusses the objectives and priorities of the Decade in the area of transport and communication in Africa, highlighting the need for cooperation and harmonization among governments and institutions. It also touches on the potential discrepancies between national and regional development plans and the Decade's objectives. This suggests that the category should be related to economic development, transport, and communication.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development