8. The prograrnrne of the first pha6e r"as prepared rather hasttly' resultlng in a generar-purpo". proqr..* ii p.oit"t= sub$itted by Governnents' TheY tended to enphasize nrtional proJects, thereby neqlecting regional and suhreglonal projects essential for the integratlon of the continent' Adtlitionally' the proiects r,ere preaented by noale of transportation, resulting ln a lack of enPhasis on halsonlzation of the different nodes' The net result xas that the need to develop the transport and connunicat ion systen in Africa for the physical lntegration of the continent, as ctearly stated in the global strategy, was not fully attalned durlng that Phase. 9. EcA took a more active role in preparing the prograrnne for the, second phase' r,'hich resulted in inProved and nore coherent Presentation' gihil€ the second Dhase programne retains the globaL strategy of the Decade' it has heen reortented to give top prioritv to th€ trFlenentation of certain categories of proJects.that are both crltical and eould have the greatest inpact on the physical tntegratlon of the continent, nafielyr naintenanie and rehabilitatlon' lnanpower developinent ' transit corridors and inter-country and subreglonal projects' RA/40/73s Enqlish Page 5 offlciaLlv enaled in 1983. on the implenentation of sone proiects bave notinfornation uere10. Oving to the fact that the firat phase of the Decadethe present report should have included the final resultsthat phaae. Unfortunately, this is not the case. becauseyet been coqcleted and serious problens i.n collectton ofencountered . 1l' For the tentative analysis of tbe inplementat ron of the frrst-phase progranne,a reference program€ tras selected based on the revlsed progranne for thepreparation of tbe Eecond phase togetber vlth the informatlon obtalned durinq fielalnisgions- ProJects totalled 554 .ut of the oriqinal proqranme of 1,0gr pro.lects. 12. The analvsis of 216 Frolects on which reliahle infornation concerninq thestate of implenentation ls avallable shows that as of !4arch l9B5:
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of a continent, specifically Africa, and the implementation of projects related to transportation, infrastructure, and regional integration. The language used is technical and focused on the logistics of project implementation, which suggests that the text is related to economic development, infrastructure, and regional integration.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development