Report of the first special session of the council of the African regional centre for technology

Abstract

The first special session of the Council of the African Regional Centre for Technology was held at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 3 to 7 November 1978. The session was presided over by Mr. Wadie Habashi (the Sudan), first Vice-Chairman of the Council in place of--Mr. C.D. Msuya (Chairman), who was not able to attend the special session.Mr, Adebayo Adedeji, Executive Secretary ofjthe United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, reiterated that, the special council session had been convened specifically to select the host country.for the Centre and to appoint staff to senior p«sitions in the secretariat so that the Centre could start functioning before the end of 1978* He then reported on the highlights of activities since the first regular session of the Council