of Principles foF the Inpl.eoentation of the Neu Internallonal EconoEic order ln Afrlca, I9?5-198t-4986". on the basj.s of the globaL obJectlves seE out ln that docuDent, Ehe sectoral and aubseqtoral obJectlves for transPor! and coonunlca- tiona lrere deflned, account bel.ng taken of the fact that they Euat be of lhe oaxinud social beneflt for the econony as a whole. The conceptlon and fornulatlon of lhe prograone for the Desade reflect the wlsh Eo promote endogenous and self- sufflclent soc!,o-econoolc deveLopment by settlng up approprlate, rellable and econonlcAl transport and coununlcatlons servlces, i.Ihich are esEentlal, for the developnent of agrlculture, lndustry and lntra-Afrlcan Inade. FroB thls point of vlew, lhe pfograEEe for the Decade conforns to lhe obJectlves of the LaSoB Plan of Actlon, and nlght be considered as a sectoral pneeursor of that Plan.-6- 2. obJectlves and prlorlties of the Decade 2A. The oven-all objectlves of the Decade, as ee! out in lhe strategy adopted by Ehe Conference of African t{inlsters of TranEport and Comuunicatlons, are asfollows: (a) Promotj,on of Che integratlon of transport and coomunlcatlons infra-siructures wlth a view lo lncreaalng intra-Afrlcan trade; (b) Enauring the co-ofdlna!1on of the various tran5port syEtems in orderlo lncreaae their efficj.ency; (c) opening up of the land-locked counlries and isolated regions; (d) HarEonization ol national regulationa and reducLion bo a rnininun ofphysical and non-physicaL barriers lrilh the atn of facllitating the move-rnenlof pefson€ and goods; (e) Stinulaling the use of local huean and materi-al resources, Lhestandardizatlon of netlrorks and ol equj.pnent, research and dissemination of Cechniques adapted to bhe African context ln the building of transport and corDlounlcation infrastruelures ; (f) Promolion of an African industry in the field of transporL and codrnunications equipment ; (E) lloblllzalion of technlcal and flnancia! feaources during the Decadelrith a vie to promoting the developnent and modernization of transport and conmuni.cati.ons i.nfraslructures in Afrlca.