AFRICAN ACADEMY OF LANGUAGES, ACALAN AFRICAN ACADEMY OF LANGUAGES (ACALAN) 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