{"id":746,"date":"2026-02-11T17:01:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=746"},"modified":"2026-02-14T16:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:39:11","slug":"african-languages-experts-meeting-nairobi-kenya-24-26-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/news\/african-languages-experts-meeting-nairobi-kenya-24-26-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"African Languages Experts Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya 24-26 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) is organizing a meeting of Kiswahili language experts in Nairobi, Kenya from 24-26 March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main objective of the meeting is to implement the Assembly Decision \/AU\/Dec796 (XXXIV) on Kiswahili as a Working Language of the African Union and a Language of Wider Communication in Africa. 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