African Academy of Languages
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The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN; French: Académie Africaine des Langues; Portuguese: 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 head of ACALAN was Mali's former minister of Basic Education Adama Samassekou. As 2006 was declared by the AU as the , June 21 saw the inauguration of the interim Governing Board of ACALAN in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
From December 2009 until August 2015, Prof. of Mozambique led ACALAN.[1] Dr. Lang Fafa Dampha succeeded him on an acting basis and then since January 2019 with full title.[citation needed]
See also[]
- List of Linguistic Rights in Constitutions (Africa)
- Linguistic rights
References[]
- ^ "Professor Sozinho Francisco Matsinhe's Profile," ACALAN website Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed 30 November 2013)
External links[]
Categories:
- African Union
- Languages of Africa
- Organizations established in 2001
- 2001 establishments in Africa