NATIONS
AFRICAN INSTITUTE
FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND
PLANNING
Dakar, Republic of Senegal
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
CONTENTS
Introduction
Origins and Purposes of the Institute Location of the Institute
The Governing CoJ'.incil Finance
Accommoda ti on (a) The Institute (b) Trainees
(c) International Staff Staff of the Institute
Distinctive Features of the Institute
Entrance Qualific::ttions, Nomination and Selection of Trainees ... ... .
Training Programme
(a) Curriculum of the Nine-Month Course (b) Visiting Lecturers
(c) Examinations and Diploma for the Nine-Month Course ... .. .
(d) Introductory Course in Planning (e) Specialized Course in Cairo Research
Advisory Services Auxiliary Activities Bursaries
Appendices
I. - The curriculum of th" nine month course ............... . 1 2 4 5 6 8 8 8 9 9 11
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INTRODUCTION
The United Nations African Institute for Economie Deve- lopment and Planning was created by E.C.A. Resolution 93 (IV) to serve three main purposes. First, to train specialists and senior officials of government agencies responsible for eco- nomie development and planning; second. to support and supplement such training by appropriate research activities; third, to offer limited advisory_ services to African countries in ma tters of economie planning at the request of their govern- ments.
The training programme mainly consists of a nine months course conducted at the Institute's Headquarters at Dakar, capital of the Republic of Senegal. This course is attended by government officials holding responsible positions in their res- pective ministries ; it is focussed on techniques of economie and social planning and development.
Supporting training activities outside of Dakar include introductory courses on problems and methods of planning las- ting two to three months, and organized at the request of a specifie country, or group of countries, for the benefit of senior personnel; and a specialized course on a specifie aspect of development and planning of up to three months, organized each year in Cairo at the sub-regional Institute, the Institute of National Planning of the United Arab Republic, in collabo- ration with the sub-regional Jnstitute and interested Specia- lized Agencies of the United Nations. This course is also intended for senior African government officials. Other specia-
lized courses may be organized in various African States in cooperation with the United Nations Specialized Agencies con- cerned.
The training programme is thus designed to serve the needs of African governments in a variety of ways with special re ga rd to flexibili ty in the length of the training period.
The research programme of the 1nstitute is intended to support its training activities in preparing teaching materials, to enable its staff to keep in touch with practical cases and current development problems in the Region, and to facilitate the provision of documentation to countries of the Region.
Advisory services provided by the Institute follow from the nature of its work in the field of development and planning. Such services are necessarily limited in view of the wide va- riety of technical assistance missions provided both by the United Nations and by bilateral agencies. In any case, such advisory service is only rendered at the request of the govern- ments concerned.
Like its sister institutions in Santiago, Chile, for the Latin American Region, and in Bangkok, Thailand, for Asia and the Far East, The African Institute is an autonomous organization established and financed jointly by the United Nations Spe- cial Fund and the member governments of the Regional Eco- nomie Commission, in this case the United Nations Economie Commission for Africa. It is placed under the auspices of the Economie Commission for Africa and administered by a Gover- ning Concil of ten members, including the Executive Secretary of the Economie Commision for Africa as Chairman, a member representing the Government of Senegal, the host country, and the Director of the Institute who serves as Secretary to the Council.
The first nine-month course began at Dakar on 4 Novem- ber 1963 with 25 trainees from 14 countries. The inaugural ceremony was addressed by His Excellency Leopold Sedar Sen- ghor, President of the Republic of Senegal.
ORIGINS AND PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE Since its inception in 1958, one of the main concerns of E.C.A. was to take the most appropriate measures to assure the training of managerial personnel for the planning and deve- lopment institutions of African countries, whose independence originated the desire for rapid change in social and economie conditions of their people.
By Resolution A/RES/1708/XVI of 1962, the General Assembly of the United Nations invited the governments
concerned to submit requests to the Special Fund for assis- tance in establishing economie development and planning institutes which would be closely linked to the Regional Econo- mie Commissions of the United Nations. The desire to esta- blish such institutes has existed for many years in the Economie Commissions for Asia and the Far East and for Latin America, and in the Economie Commission for Africa sin ce i ts inception in 1958. The General Assembly Resolution paved the way for the implementation of their desire.
The fourth session of the Economie Commission for Africa held in Addis Ababa in February-March 1962, established a Standing Committee of Direction to prepare the ground for the establishment of the African Insti tu te for Economie Deve- lopment and Planning (IDEP) at Dakar, Senegal.
Pending a decision on lhe financial arrangements, the work programme and plan of operation for the African Insti- tute, the Fifth Session of the Economie Commission for Africa held in February-March 1963 in Leopoldville (Democratie Re-
public of the Congo), empowered the Exective Secretary of the Commission to take all necessary steps to start the pre- institute activities in the later part of the year and to seek temporary fin~mcing for lhis purpose Thus the first nine-month course was inaugurated on 4 November 1963
The first « pre-institute » year of IDEP was successfully completed, thanks to the cooperation of the Government of Senegal in providing housing and facilities at short notice.
Meanwhile, arrangements were being cempleted for Special Fund financing of the activities of the Institute. The work programme and plan of operation were approved and signed in November 1964 by representatives of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Spcial Fund, the host country (Republic of Senegal) and other member governments of the Economie Commission for Afr"ica.
Five years after the foundation of the Economie Commis- sion for Africa, the African Institute was charged with the three- fold tasks of training the personnel needed to man planning offices and other economie development institutions in the countries of the Region, research into economie planning and development problems, and advisory services by the Institute's staff in this same general field.
The major objective of the Institute's training is to impart, in an African environment, the techniques and tools of planning and development to suitably qualiiied candidates. The Insti- tute is mainly concerned with this specifie task and insists on guiding its teaching and training towards African problems and realities, taking advantages of the opportunities available to keep in close contact with the African situation and with the work of the Economie Commision for Africa.
Emphasis is placed on training, as distinct from education which is the task of schools and universities, and on the practical aspects of the programme. This involves a complementary rather than a competitive relation- ship with universities and research institutions in Africa with which the Institute tries to maintain the closest possible wor-
king relationships. ·
Moreover, the Institute provides an opportunity for plan- ning and development officiais from all over Africa to come together, learn together and discuss problems of common in- terest in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and ympa- thy, and under the guidance and advise of a qualified interna- tional staff.
I~OCATION OF THE JNSTITUTE
Dakar, capital of the Hepublic of Senegal where 1DEP is loca ted, shares the general elima tic characteristics of the country. There are two distinct seasons : a dry period from November to May, which is pleasant and cool (when warm clo~
thing could be necessary) and a wet period (la saison d'hiver- nage) which is not only humid but also very hot. The tempera- ture during this season varies between 15° C and 37° C (from 60" to 100° F) and requires light tropical suits and protection against rain.
Medical facilities and a number of pharmacies carrying a wide range of drugs and medicines are available. Anti-malaria piUs are necessary and hoiling of drinking wa ter is ad visa ble. Imported bottled mineral and natural water, however. is avai- lable and widely consumed.
Housirig, though available, is somewhat expensive, mostly handled by renting agencies, and the cost of living hi.gh by United Nations standards. Otherwise there i.s a fair range of am eni ti es - postal services, libraries and bookshops ( chiefly material in French), stores and shops, restaurants, motion pic- ture theatres, a national museum and zoological gardens. Popu- lar diversions are soccer, fishing (also a major livelihood) and swimming There are many pleasant beaches in and outside of Dakar.
Generally known as the gateway to West Africa, Dakar is well served by air connections with major cities in Europe and North and South America and on the African continent.
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL
The Governing Council of the Institute is the body char- ged with the establishment of general principles and pobcies governing the operation of the Institute. It reviews and approves the work programme and the budget and submits an annual report on the work of the Institute at each session of the Eco- nomie Commission for Africa. It meets in regular session at least once a year, but may also hold extraordinary sessions.
The composition of the Governing Council is as follows (1) The Executive Secretary, Economie Commission for
Africa, is the Chairman, ex officio (II) A Representation of the Govern-
ment of Senegal (host country) (III) Seven Members elected by the
Conference of African Planners on the basis of personal compe- tence and experience in matters connected with the work of the Institute, who are nationals of se- ven different African countri.es, membres or associate members of the Economie Commission fo1 Africa.
(IV) The Director of the In!"titute Member, ex officio, and Secretary of the Cou neil
The seven members of the Governing Council other than the representative of the ho·.;t country, Senegal, are elected for a period of three years and eligible for re-election ; except that the first seven members e·lected serve the following terms : two members for one year, two members for two years and three members for three years. The seven members are elected in such a manner as to reprEsent the various sub-regions of the African Region. Thus there are two members representing the North African, two the West African, two the East African, and one the Central African sub-regions.
An addition toits normal functions the Governing Council is required, under the Statute nf the Institute, to consider as early as possible, suitable methods of financing the Institute with a v1ew to ensuring its continuity after termination of Special Fund assistance at the end of the first five years. Its proposais are due to be submitted to the Economie Commission for Africa before the end of the third year of operation of the Institute.
FINANCE
The Institute is intended to be a permanent body opera- ting under the aegis of the Economie Commission for Africa. F'inancing for the first five years IS assured under an agrement whereby the United Nations Special Fund contributes US $ 3,153,200, the member governments of the Economie Com- mission for Africa US$ l,ROO,OOO, and the Senegal Government a counterpart contribution in kind to the value of US$ 632,240 (1.) Thereafter alternative arrangements for financing are envisa- ged. In this connexion, the Governing Council is required to submit to the Economie Commission for Africa, before the third year of the operation of the Institute as a Special Fund
l) Subject to revision when actual expenJiture is determined.
General view
of the African Jnstitute for Economie nevelopment and Planning
Library of the Institut
assisted project, a proposai to ensure permanent financing of the Institute as a project of the participating governments after the first. five years.
In the year 1963-64, the work of the I n s t i t u t e was financed partly under the United Nations Technical Assis-
tance Programme and partly by bilateral contributions from member governments of the United Nations. These contribu- tions took the form mostly of teaching personnel.
The Specialized Agencies of the United Nations also pro- vided the services of teachers, these coming from the ILO, uNESCO and WHO. This assistance was provided within the framework of co-operation promised by these Agencies in regard to the work of the Institute.
ACCOMMODATION
(a) The Institute
The Government of Senegal has placed at the disposai of the Instit.ute the building which formerly housed the Faculty of Science of the University of Dakar. It is located close to the National Assembly building on Rue du 18 Juin. As long as a new building has not been made available the Insti tu te will c:ontinue to use this building.
Lecture rooms and offices have been provided in the tem- porary accommodation, as well as library facilities. One of the lecture rooms has been provided with equipment for simulta- neous interpretation for use in the conduct of lectures, seminars and conferences. For better performance of these activities, wi tho ut interruption of the regular programme of the Institute, another set of interpretation equipment is to be instal1ed for conference use and for seminars.
Language courses in English and French (the two working languages of the Institute) are given as part of the regular training programme, and for this purpose the Institute has installed a language laboratory furnished with teaching deviees and booths to accommodate twenty-four trainees at a time.
(b) Trainees
During the pre-Institute year, 1963-64, the Government of Sem'gal made available for the housing of the trainees a block
of apartments in one of the newly constructed housing projects on the outskirts of Dakar, each apartment renting at CFA 8,000 francs per month. Transportation difficulties, however, made it inconvenient for the trainees to live at any considera- ble distance from the Institute, as.it did not then possess trans- portation of its own. Consequently, trainees preferred to find themselves accommodation in hotels and apartments located at more convenient distances from the Institute.
Attempts by the I n s ti tu te to arrange accommoda- tion in advance, in apartments located within con- venient distance from the Institute and at reasonable rentais have not been successful in subsequent years as, for one reason or another, trainees have preferred to make their own arrange- ments.
(c) International Staff
As part of its obligation towards the Institute the Govern- ment of Sene gal has undertaken to provide housing at rt'aso- nable rent for the director and the International staff of the Institute. In the year 1963-64, apartments were reserved for most of the staff in two newly-constructed apartment buildings, within walking distance of the Institute. These were furnished with a minimum of essential furniture by the Government free of cost to the staff.
STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE
The first Director of the Institute is Mr. Mamoudou Touré, former Secretary General of the C.C T.A. (Commission for Technical Cooperation in Africa South of the Sahara), former Ambassador of Mauritania to Europe, prior to his joining the Institute. He had been preceded at the Institute by two Acting Directors : Mr Christian Vieyra (1963-64) and Mr. Mogens Boserup (1964-65). Mr. Touré assumed his duties on 1 August 1965
The Director of Studies is Dr. David Carney, former Uni- ted Nations official, and Economie Adviser to the Government of Sierra Leone, before joining the Institute at its inception in 1963.
M. Mamoudou Touré Director of the Aftican
The Chief of Administration of the Jnstitute is Mr. Gerard Dulphy, a former high-ranking official of the French Ministry of Aid and Co-operation and latterly Chief of the Community Development Branch of the Economie Comission for Africa.
The Institute has provision for a professionnal staff of twelve full-time lecturers, including the Director and the Direc- tor of Studies. four visiting lecturers and two part-time lan- guage teachers.
This staff is complemented by four short-term visi~ing
lecturers on loan by the Secretariat of United Nations, its Regional Commissions and Specialized Agencies (expecially FAO, lLO, UNESCO, WHO) and by bilateral agencies.
The teaching staff is an international group selected on the basis of professional competence in their respective fields and experience of the development and planning problems of African or other developing countries.
The Administrative staff in addition to the Chief of Admi- nistration includes a finance officer, librarian, administrative officer, four interpreters and two translators and other person- nel.
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE INSTITUTE The African Institute is unique among the three United Nations development and planning institutes in being bilin- gual. Its trainees come from the two main language groups to which most of the African countries belong, French and Engli.sh.
Consequently the training programme is conducted in both these languages. This makes simultaneous interpretation of lectures and translation of lecture notes and other documents an essential part of the programme. Unlike the African Insti- tute, the two sister institutes in Latin America and Asia are monolingual (respectively Spanish and English).
Another consequence of the bilingual character of the trai- ning programme and the distribution of the trainees is the necessi ty to promo te bilingualism am;:mg trainees, in order to facilitate communication and exchange of ideas among them, as well as to promote accessibility to the literature in develop-
ment and planning available in the other language. In order to achieve these objectives, language courses in English and French, respectively for francophone and anglophone trainees, are an integral and obligatory part of the programme. These courses are given throughout the nine-month period. Training is given at post-graduate level, an essential requirement to maintain the high level of the courses and to ensure that trainees are adequately prepared to obtain the maximum bene- fit from them.
Emphasis is laid throughout the course on African cases and experiences with orientation to practical work devoted to the analysis and solution of development and planning pro- blems. This calls for a certain degree of familiarity among trainees with the varied aspects of the African economie and social scene in general, in addition to acquaintance with the problems of their respective ccuntries. Renee introductory or orienta ti on courses include a survey of contemporary Africa, with emphasis on the economie, demographie and social factors.
ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS, NOMINATION AND SELECTION OF TRAINEES
In keeping with the post-graduate level of the training given at the Institute trainees are required to possess, as an entrance requirement, graduate qualifications (a bachelors de- gree or a « licence ») in economies and sta tistics, wi th sorne practical experience in a government planning or develop- ment institution in their respective countries. Where they do not possess formal graduate qualifications, as may be the case with older and more experienced candidates, an equivalent qualification in economies or statistics as well as considerable practical experience in planning and development work is acceptable for admission.
Candidates are nominated by their respective governments at the invitation of the Director of the Institute who makes the final selection. Applications are submitted to the Director through the offices of the Resident Representatives of United Nations Development Programme.
The application blanks include a medical certificate to be completed by a qualified medical doctor testifying to the good health of the candidate, and a dossier to be completed by the
candidate and countersigned by a responsible government offi- cial.
A limited number of bursaries is made available by the Insti tu te. Requests for these bursaries should be made at the same time as the applications for admission are submW:ed.
As these bursaries are barely sufficient to take care of the trainees' expenses, married trainees are advised not to bring their families with them.
Candidates are normally expected to be already in the employment of their governments, the bursaries allocated covering exclusively the expenditures of their stay in Dakar.
The deadline for the receipt of applications at the offices of the Resident Representatives is 1 •t of August every kear, and selected trainees are expected to arrive in Dakar three days before the start of the course.
TRAINING PROGRAMME
A. - The nine month course.
a) Curriculum
The principal training course covers a period of nine months from October to J uly every year. The course prepares govern- ment officials responsible for planning and development func- tions for the better performance of their tasks on their return to their respective countries.
Emphasis is laid on economie and social development and planning problems, and training is given in the techniques of overall and sectorial planning through formal lectures, semi- nars, discussions and practical assignménts. Throughout the course, African background, experiences and problems cons- titute the main focal point, with comparisons and parallels drawn from similar experiences elsewhere, particularly in other developing areas of the world.
b) Visiting Lectures
Provision is made in the programme for seminars and dis- cussions with visiting lecturers specifically invited for this purpose or passing through Dakar on other business. This op-
portunity provides for a broadening of the experiences and view points of both the teaching staff and the trainees and for establishment of mutually beneficiai relationships between the Institute and other similar bodies.
c) Examinations and Diploma for the nine-month course Examinations are compulsory for the trainees, both in or- der to provide a stimulus to steady effort and as a means of evaluating their performance for the award of the Institute's Diploma in Economie Development and Planning. Each trainee prepares and defends a memoire before a board of lecturers.
B. - Introductory Course in Planning·
The Institute organizes short introductory courses of up to twelve weeks in development and planning in addition to its principal course at Dakar. Such courses are organized at the request of African governments for the benefit of one or a group of countries of a sub-region. One such course in planning was organized in Tunis for the countries of the North African sub-region in February, 1964.
C. - Specialized Course in Cairo
The Institute of National Planning, Cairo, functions both as a national planning institute of the Government of the United Arab Republic and as sub-regional institute of the African Institute at Dakar. An important part of the co-ope- rative arrangements between the two Institutes is the organi- zation of a Specialized Course each year at Cairo in which the Specialized Agencies and other organs of the United Nations are invited to participate. The Director of the course is appoin- ted by the Director of the Institute and a co-Director by the Government of the United Arab Republic. The course lasts up to twelve weeks.
The specialized course is designed for intensive training of senior African Government officiais, within a short period, in one or another special aspect of development and planning.
Tn the year 1963-64 a specialized course on Manpower and Educational Planning was organized under the direction of Dr. M. Hamza, Professor of Manpower and Secretary-General of the Institute of National Planning, Cairo.
The course in 1964-65 was organized on Industrial Pro- gramming, the Director being Dr. G.S. Gouri, Chief of the
Training and Management Section of the United Nations Cen- tre for Industrial Development and Professor A. Abu Ismail of Cairo University the Co-Director.
The topic for the 1965-66 course is Planning of Foreign Trade under the direction of Mr. Andrew G. Brown, Acting Chief of the Planning Studies Section, Division of General Economie Research and Policies of the United Nations, New- York.
RESEARCH
Research constitutes the second main task of the Institute after training and is primarily aimed at collecting material for enriching the training programme, investiga ting and kee- ping abreast of development in the general area of economie and social development in African countries, and collabora ti on with other training and research institutions in Africa on re- search projects of mutual interest.
In the first two years of the Institute's activities training occupied all the energies of the teaching staff. As from 1965-66 a research programme has been drawn up for implememtation, subject to the priority which must be accorded to the training programme.
AU of the teaching staff are required to participate in the research programme. While emphasis is laid on topics of practical interest having a bearing on planning techniques as applied in Africa and the solution of current economie and social development and planning problems of African countries, other types of research a re not ruled out so long as they fall within the scope of the Insti.tute's programme. Individual as well as team research projects are envisaged within the research programme.
Organization of the research programme is entrusted to a Research Committee of the teaching staff under the Chair- manshi.p of one of the lecturers, Dr. Gamal Eleish.
ADVISORY SERVICES
The third main activity of the Institute is the rendering of advisory services by i.ts teaching staff at the request of Afri-
can governments. This actlvity naturally depends on the na- ture of the training programme and can only be undertaken so far as the training programme permits.
It supplements rather than subtitutes for the regular pro- gramme of technical assistance rendered to African govern- ments by the Bureau of Technical Assistance of the United Natlons and its various Specialized Agencies, and is carried out in consulation, and co-ordination with similar services rendered by the Economie Commission for Africa.
A UXILIARY ACTIVITIES
Summer Course for Pre-final Year Students in African Universities, and Seminar for Teachers in African Universities and Staff of Research Institutions in Africa.
In accordance with its Statute the Institute is required to
« establish the closest possible working relationships with existing African universities, training and research institutes and other agencies in the field of economie development and planning » and to « enter into more formal arrangements lea- ding to the establishment of sub-regional Institutes or Centres if this should prove desirable ».
As part of its collaboration with existing African univer- sities, training and research Institutes, the Institute organizes every year at the end of the nine-month Course, a Summer Course for pre-final year students of economies and other social sciences in African universities. A Seminar is also orga- nized for teachers of economies and other social sciences in African universities and staff of research and training institu- tions in Africa.
The topics treated at the Summer Course and the Seminar are normally related to development and planning in Africa and as such are germane to the Institute's main interests and its work programme.
These activites are not financed by the regular budget of the Institute, being outside the definition of « pre-investment activites » qualifying for financing by the United Nations Special Fund. Consequently, financing has to be solicited from other sources, chiefly the bilateral aid programmes of various governments.
The summer programme is organized by the staff of the Institute with participation by invited guest lecturers. The Summer Course takes the form of lectures and seminars with opportuni ti es for discussion of problems and techniques of development and planning. The Seminar takes the form of discussion of invited papers by guest lecturers, the staff of the Institute serving as confence chairmen and discussants. One of the important results of the Seminar has been the inaugu- ra ti on, at the second meeting in the summer of 1965, of a Pan-African Economie Association for Research on Africa of which the participants at the Seminar were foundation mem- bers and the Executive Secretary of the Economie Commission for Africa and the Director of the Institute are Patrons.
BURSARIES
In addition to bursaries which may be available for the Nine-Month Course bursaries are also awarded for the Specia- lized Course held annually in Cairo. These normally cover cost of transportation to and from the trainee's country, board and lodging, books and certain minor expenses. The coverage is limited to the individual bolder of the bursarv and cannot be extended to take care of his or her family. ·
APPENDIX I
The curriculum of the nine-month course is the following : I. Introductory Courses
Basic Economie Concepts (including National Ac- C'OJJnts. Trade and Pu blir Finance).
Mathematics and Statistics for Planners.
II. Economie and Social Development
Theory of Economie Development, Human Resour- ces and Social Structure.
Domestic Financing of Development
Foreign Trade, International Co-operation, Technical Assistance And the Planning of Development. III. Techniques of Planning
(a) Overall PlanningTechniques. National Accounts.
In pu t-Ou tput Ana lysis.
Projections, Production Functions and Macro-econo- mie Models.
Linear Programming.
(b) Special Aspects of Development Planning.
Project Preparation and Evaluation.
Physical Planning. Planning Institutions.
African Economie Integration.
Case Studies of Development Plans.
IV. Language
English or French.
V. Economie and Social Planning (Two of the follo- wing).
Advanced Planning Techniques.
Rural and Agricultural Planning.
Manpower Planning and Demography Services.
Transport and Industrial Planning.
Planning of Finance and External Trade.
APPENDIX II
List of the lecturers of IDEP
in 1965 - 1966 Messieurs Samir AMIN
Laurent BASTIAN!
Jacques BUGNICOURT
David CARNEY
Gamal ELEISH
André NIVOLLET
Claude MEILLASSOUX
Karlernst RINGER
APPENDIX III
List of Members of the Governing Council
of the African Institute for Economie Development and Planning Chairman : Mr. Robert K.A. GARDINER, Executive Secretary
Economie Commission for Africa. AD DIS ABABA (Ethiopia)
Member : Mr. Mohamed DIA W ARA, Minister of Planning.
ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast)
Member : Mr. Georges DIGUIMBA YE, Commissaire Général au Plan.
FORT LAMY (Chad)
Member : Mr. Mahenta F ALL, Technical Ad viser Ministry of Planning and Development.
DAKAR (Senegal)
Member : Mr. El Sayed GABALLAH, Under Secretary of State Ministry of Planning.
CAIRO (U.A.R.)
Member : Mr. I.K. KABANDA, Government Statistician Minis- try of Planning and Community Development.
ENTEBBE (Uganda)
Member : Mr. Mubiana NALILUNGWE, Minister of Commerce and Industry.
LUSAKA (Zambie)
Member : Mr. Houssine ZGHAL, Secretariat of State for Plan- ning.
TUNIS {Tunisie)
Secretary : Mr. Mamoudou TOURE, Director African Instltute for Economie Development and Planning.
DAKAR (Senegal)
