CM/Res. 187 (XII)
RESOLUTION ON
THE PAN-AFRICAN NEWS AGENCY
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Twelfth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 17 to 22 February 1969,
Recalling the relevant resolutions adopted by the Organization of African Unity, including:
The resolution of the summit Meeting of independent African countries held on 22 and 23 May 1963, relating to education and culture, and the establishment of an African News Agency (paragraph ©),
Resolution CM/Res. 74 (V) of the Council of Ministers, of October 1965, relating to the necessity of instructing an Expert Committee to study questions and problems of staff in connection with the establishment of the PANA;
Recalling also that the Expert Committee met in Addis Ababa from 6 to 8 December 1965 to consider these problems;
RECOMMENDS that a Committee of Ministers of Information and Telecommunications from all Member States of the OAU, should meet at the earliest possible date to re - examine all matters relating to the establishment of the PANA and to submit a detailed report to the next Council of Ministers;
REQUESTS the Administrative Secretary General to take all the necessary steps accordingly, and to convene the proposed meeting as soon as possible.