This report is a review, for the purpose of improvement, of Annex II entitled "General Guidelines for the Planning, Construction/Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Maintenance of the Transfrician Highway Network" of the African Union Intergovernmental Agreement for the Harmonization of Norms and Standards on the Trans-African Highway Network.

To this end, the following specific objectives have been set:

• Examine the conformity of the standards contained in the document in comparison with the different standards practiced in the various regions of the continent;
• Conduct discussions on the standards set out in the document;
• Make proposals for improvements, with reasons, if necessary;
• Produce a document to be submitted to the African Union Commission;
• Propose a mechanism for its dissemination and appropriation by the structures in charge of road infrastructure in the Member States of the Union.