Decision on the Second Pan African Cultural Festival – Doc. EX.CL/457 (XIV)

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
Assembly/AU/Dec.228(XII)
Regional Body / Author
Assembly of the African Union
Date
3 February 2009
Language
English
Type
Statement
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DECISION ON THE SECOND PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL

Doc EX.CL/475(XIV)

The Assembly:

1- TAKES NOTE of the report of the second African Union Conference of Ministers of Culture, which took place in Algiers, from 19 to 23 October 2008, notably the item on the organisation, by Algeria, of the second Pan African Cultural Festival;

  1. ALSO TAKES NOTE of the statement by the Algerian delegation on Algeria’s
    state of readiness for organizing the second Pan-African Cultural Festival;

  2. ENDORSES the date for the organization of the Second Pan-African Cultural Festival in Algiers, from 5 to 20 July 2009;

  3. INVITES Member States and the Diaspora to ensure effective participation in the second Pan African Cultural Festival;

  4. INVITES African Union Ministers of Culture to attend the opening ceremony of the festival in Algiers;

  5. URGES the Commission to give effective support to ensure the successful organization, by Algeria, of the Second Pan African Cultural Festival;

  6. EXTENDS its congratulations to Algeria for the efforts made towards the organization of this Pan-African Cultural Festival and for its significant contribution to Africa’s Cultural Renaissance.

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