Draft report of the sixth meeting of the conference of ministers of African least developed countries

Abstract

In response to the continued grave economic situation of the African continent in general and of the African LDCs in particular, the twenty- first ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of OAU had in July 1986 adopted the African Priority Programme for Economic Recovery, 1986-1991. Which aimed at improving the food situation and rehabilitation agriculture, reducing Africa's external debt burden, evolving measures for a common platform for action of sub regional, regional, continental and intercontinental levels, and continued struggle against the political destabilization by South Africa of the economies of Southern African countries. The Heads of State and Government had observed that the socio-economic situation in Africa has been aggravated by the global economic decline, the unjust international economic system and natural disasters such as cyclones, floods and drought.