AFRICAN UNION
AFRICAN ACADEMY OF LANGUAGES
(ACALAN)

Prof. Sozinho Francisco Matsinhe, PhD

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• Founded in 2006 : The Statutes of ACALAN were adopted by the Khartoum Summit of the AU Heads of State and Government
• Affiliate institution: Department for Social Affairs of the African Union Commission
• Headquarters : Bamako, Mali
• Vision/Mission: Fostering Africa’s integration and development through the development and promotion of the use of African languages in all domains of life in Africa
• Core Values: Respect for the cultural values of Africa, especially African languages on behalf of the African Union; Integration of the African continent for an endogenous development; linguistic and cultural diversity as a factor of Africa’s integration and the promotion of African values including an encouragement of mutuality and solidarity amongst Africans
• Objectives:
  -To empower African languages in general and Vehicular Cross-Border Languages in particular, in partnership with the languages inherited from colonization;
  - To promote convivial and functional multilingualism at every level, especially in the education sector;
  - To ensure the development and promotion of African languages as factors of African integration and development, of respect for values and mutual understanding and peace
• Executive Secretary:  Prof. Sozinho Francisco Matsinhe, PhD
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• Programmes ongoing