text: (J) A preliminarv study t'as conducted on the developnent of navigation on the Baro and Akobo rivers and the lakes of Ethlopia. The rePort ia under Preparation, (kl Determination of technlcal agsistance needs for the navigatlon of lakes t4a1avi, Tanaanvika' victoria' Nariha' Mt,reru7 Bano'eFulu and Kaboro Bas6a' Tbe studv is currentlv under r., av i (1) Fron 4 to 2l septenher a DreDaratory assistance nission1984' EcA. in co-operation r"ith uNgtAD, undertook on the introduction of the concept of international A/4O/735 EnqI ish Paae 9 nultinodal traneport in selected areas in Africa. The mission covered Kenyar tbeunited Reputrlic of ranzania, uqanda and zambla in Eastern Africa and Burkina Faso,the rtory coast and Mari in tiest Africa. The flndings of the rnisaion !,ould read toa full-scale proiect that it is hopeat vill be funated by UNDP; (rn) At the invitatlon of the Eastern and Southern African l,lanagenentfnstitute (ESAI{I), ECA asslsted in the organization of a senlnar on projectplanning, evaluation and nanageoent in the field of transport. The six-rreekseminar eras attended tly 16 participants fron four countries of Eastern and SouthernAfrica (Septenher-October 1984) i (n) EcA, in conjurrction with the port ltanagement Association of Eastern aftlsouthern Africa, conducted a survey of the tralnlng needs of the port authoritiesof Eastern and Southern Africa (October l9g4). IV. CONT'XRENCE OF iTINISTERS OF THE ECONCITIC COIII,4ISSION FOR AFR,ICA 24. The eleventh neet ing of the ECA Conference of l{inlsters was held atAddis Atraba fron 25 to ?9 Aprir 1985. sone of lts reconmendations are relevant toand have financial irnplications for the current activities of tbe Decade.
analysis: The text appears to be related to the development of infrastructure and services in Eastern and Southern Africa, specifically in the areas of transportation and navigation. It mentions a study on the development of navigation on rivers and lakes, a seminar on project planning and management in transportation, and a survey of training needs for port authorities. These themes suggest that the text is related to the development of transportation systems and infrastructure, which is a key aspect of economic development.