PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Transport and Communications
6 March 2002 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

1. Opening of the meeting

2. Symposium

2.1 Overview of African on going Initiatives to develop transport infrastructure and services in Africa (ECA)

2.2 Transportation issues along West Africa corridors: Practical case from an operator (N'Guessan N'guessan Consultant, Director of INCOTRANS- International Trade and Transport)

2.3 Transportation cost in Africa (John Hine from Transport Research Laboratory, United Kingdom)

2.4 Transport infrastructure and policy issues (Nigel Ings, Programme Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy (SSATP)

2.5 Private sector participation in infrastructure: (Anil Bhandari, World Bank); Experiences of Asia and Best Practices (John Moon, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)

3. Consideration of the third and final evaluation of UNTACDA II report

4. Any other business

5. Closure of the meeting