(f)
Develop joint programmes for training scientific and technological
cadres, including the training and further training of skilled
manpower;
(g)
Promote exchanges of researchers and specialists among Member
States in order to make full use of the technical skills available within
the Community; and
(h)
Revise the educational systems in order to better educational,
scientific and technical training to the specific developmental needs of
the African environment.
Article 52
Scientific Research and Technological Programmes
Member States shall take all necessary measures to prepare and implement joint
scientific research and technological development programmes.
Article 53
Protocol on Science and Technology
For the purposes of Articles 51 and 52 of this Treaty, Member States agree to
cooperate in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on Science and
Technology.
Article 54
Energy and Natural Resources
1.
Member States shall coordinate and harmonize their policies and
programmes in the field of energy and natural resources.
2.
To this end, they shall:
(a)
Ensure the effective development of the continent's energy and
natural resources;
(b)
Establish appropriate co-operation mechanisms with a view to
ensuring a regular supply of hydrocarbons;
(c)
Promote the development of new and renewable energy in the
framework of the policy of diversification of sources of energy;
(d)
Harmonize their national energy development plans;
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