Report of the meeting of the advisory board of the Cairo-Gaborone Trans-East African Highway Authority

Abstract

The meeting of the Advisory board of the Cairo-Gaborone Trans-East African Highway Authority took place at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Thursday, 19 November 1981. In the meeting it was stressed how important Cairo-Gaborone Trans-East African Highway Authority is since the network links seven members and ten associate member countries and can speed up the social and economic progress of the area and finally attain the aims and objectives of the African Economic Community. The need for simplification of frontier crossings, regulation and procedures, standardization of customs formalities and uniformity of traffic regulation was also emphasized.