Assembly/AU/Dec.392(XVIII) Page 2 8. REQUESTS the Commission, in cooperation with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), to develop an effective strategy for sustainable growth and development to take African countries out of the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs); 9. ALSO REQUESTS the Commission to submit to the Executive Council through the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) a report on the status of integration.