Decision to Declare 2006 as the Year of African Languages

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
EX.CL/Dec.246 (VIII)
Regional Body / Author
Executive Council of the African Union
Date
21 January 2006
Language
English
Type
Decision

DECISION TO DECLARE 2006 AS THE YEAR OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES
Doc. EX.CL/223 (VIII)

The Executive Council:

  1. RECALLS the adoption of the Language Plan of Action for Africa in 1986 and revised in 2005;

  2. TAKES NOTE of the Nairobi Declaration on Culture, Integration and African Renaissance adopted by the 1st Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Culture held in December 2005 in Nairobi, Kenya;

  3. RECOGNIZES the role of African Languages in the socio-economic and cultural development as well as in the political integration of the Continent;

  4. DECIDES to recommend to the Assembly that 2006 be declared as the Year of African Languages;

  5. ENCOURAGES all Member States to establish language promotion structures at national level and to participate in activities planned for the Year;

  6. REQUESTS the Commission to coordinate such activities in collaboration with UNESCO and other relevant partners.

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