African Academy of Languages
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The African Academy of Languages (Fr.: Académie Africaine des Langues, or ACALAN / Pt.: Academia Africana de Línguas, or ACALIN) is a Pan-African
organization founded in 2001 by Mali's then-president Alpha Oumar Konaré
, under the auspices of the African Union
, for the harmonization of Africa's many spoken languages. The first, and current, president of the academy is Mali's former minister of Basic Education Adama Samassekou
. As 2006 was declared by the AU as the Year of African Languages, June 21 saw the inauguration of the interim Governing Board of ACALAN in Addis Ababa
, Ethiopia
.
Pan-Africanism
Pan-Africanism is a movement that seeks to unify African people or people living in Africa, into a "one African community". Differing types of Pan-Africanism seek different levels of economic, racial, social, or political unity...
organization founded in 2001 by Mali's then-president Alpha Oumar Konaré
Alpha Oumar Konaré
Alpha Oumar Konaré was the President of Mali for two five-year terms , and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.-Scholarly career:...
, under the auspices of the African Union
African Union
The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
, for the harmonization of Africa's many spoken languages. The first, and current, president of the academy is Mali's former minister of Basic Education Adama Samassekou
Adama Samassékou
Adama Samassékou from Mali is the current president, with ministerial rank, of the African Academy of Languages. Born in 1946 in Mali, he served between July 2002 and December 2003 as the President of the PrepCom of the Geneva phase of the . Previously, he was Malian Minister of Education and...
. As 2006 was declared by the AU as the Year of African Languages, June 21 saw the inauguration of the interim Governing Board of ACALAN in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
.