Resolution on Maintenance Facilities of the Pan-African Telecommunications Network (PANAFTEL).

CM/Res.901 (XXXVII)

RESOLUTION ON MAINTENANCE FACILITIES OF THE PAN-AFRICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (PANAFTEL)

The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity meeting in its Thirty- seventh Ordinary Session in Nairobi, Kenya from 15 to 26 June, 1981,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the Specialized Agencies contained in document CM/1120 (XXXVII) Part IV,

Considering the Lagos Plan of Action adopted by the Extraordinary Assembly of OAU Heads of State and Government meeting in Lagos in April 1980,

Considering Resolution CM/Res.802 (XXXV) of the implementation of the Pan- African Telecommunications Network (PANAFTEL) adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in July 1980 in Freetown,

Considering Recommendation Number 1 adopted by PATU seminar in Nairobi in September 1980 and recommendations Numbers 4 and 15 adopted by the Third African Telecommunications Conference (Monrovia, December 1980) relating to the maintenance of the telecommunications networks,

Considering that the efficient maintenance of the PANAFTEL routes implies a frequent exchange of technicians, materials and measurement equipment:

1. INVITES Member States to give all necessary facilities to technicians and the exchange of materials and measurement equipment with a view to ensuring an effective operation of the Pan-African Telecommunications network which is a major factor of integrated development of the African Continent;