{"id":846,"date":"2026-03-06T23:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=846"},"modified":"2026-03-06T23:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:38:09","slug":"cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon Celebrates ALW 2026 with Nationwide Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cameroon marked African Languages Week 2026 with a series of educational and cultural activities held from 18\u201328 February across Soa, Yaound\u00e9, Nanga Eboko, and Maroua. The celebrations brought together schools, media, civil society organisations, and public authorities to promote African languages and their role in sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme began with activities linked to the <strong>International Decade of Indigenous Languages<\/strong>, highlighting opportunities for collaboration and support for language initiatives and presenting the work of the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official launch took place at Notre Dame de Lourdes Bilingual School Complex in Soa, where students participated in quizzes, poetry recitals in national languages, traditional dances, and cultural presentations celebrating Cameroon\u2019s linguistic diversity. Media engagement, including an interview on O TV4, further raised public awareness about the significance of African Languages Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A national event in Nanga Eboko organised by the Ministry of Basic Education and partners, gathered government officials, UNESCO representatives, traditional leaders, and students. During the event, the Minister of Basic Education announced that national languages and cultures may soon become compulsory subjects in national examinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The celebrations also supported ACALAN\u2019s 2026 campaign on water and sanitation awareness, with health and hygiene messages translated into six Cameroonian languages. Activities concluded in Maroua with cultural performances and a thematic roundtable discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nationwide celebration reaffirmed the importance of African languages as tools for cultural identity, knowledge transmission, and achieving the aspirations of Agenda 2063.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":848,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-846","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cameroon Celebrates ALW 2026 with Nationwide Activities - The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cameroon Celebrates ALW 2026 with Nationwide Activities - The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cameroon marked African Languages Week 2026 with a series of educational and cultural activities held from 18\u201328 February across Soa, Yaound\u00e9, Nanga Eboko, and Maroua. The celebrations brought together schools, media, civil society organisations, and public authorities to promote African languages and their role in sustainable development. The programme began with activities linked to the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-06T23:38:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acalanau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260301-WA0035.jpg?fit=1016%2C762&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1016\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"762\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/news\\\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/news\\\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cameroon Celebrates ALW 2026 with Nationwide Activities - The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/news\\\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/news\\\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/acalanau.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/IMG-20260301-WA0035.jpg?fit=1016%2C762&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-06T23:38:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-06T23:38:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/news\\\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/news\\\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/news\\\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/acalanau.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/IMG-20260301-WA0035.jpg?fit=1016%2C762&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/acalanau.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/IMG-20260301-WA0035.jpg?fit=1016%2C762&ssl=1\",\"width\":1016,\"height\":762},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/news\\\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cameroon Celebrates ALW 2026 with Nationwide Activities\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website\",\"description\":\"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) is a specialized institution of the African Union (AU) established in January 2006. ACALAN originated from the transformation of the Mission for the African Academy of Languages (MACALAN), which was created by a Presidential Decree in Mali in 2000. \",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/acalanau.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/ACALAN_Logo_20-Years-03.png?fit=1970%2C738&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/acalanau.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/ACALAN_Logo_20-Years-03.png?fit=1970%2C738&ssl=1\",\"width\":1970,\"height\":738,\"caption\":\"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/acalanau.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cameroon Celebrates ALW 2026 with Nationwide Activities - The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cameroon Celebrates ALW 2026 with Nationwide Activities - The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website","og_description":"Cameroon marked African Languages Week 2026 with a series of educational and cultural activities held from 18\u201328 February across Soa, Yaound\u00e9, Nanga Eboko, and Maroua. The celebrations brought together schools, media, civil society organisations, and public authorities to promote African languages and their role in sustainable development. The programme began with activities linked to the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/","og_site_name":"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website","article_modified_time":"2026-03-06T23:38:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1016,"height":762,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acalanau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260301-WA0035.jpg?fit=1016%2C762&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/","url":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/","name":"Cameroon Celebrates ALW 2026 with Nationwide Activities - The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acalanau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260301-WA0035.jpg?fit=1016%2C762&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-03-06T23:38:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-06T23:38:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/acalanau.org\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acalanau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260301-WA0035.jpg?fit=1016%2C762&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acalanau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260301-WA0035.jpg?fit=1016%2C762&ssl=1","width":1016,"height":762},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/news\/cameroon-celebrates-alw-2026-with-nationwide-activities\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cameroon Celebrates ALW 2026 with Nationwide Activities"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/","name":"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website","description":"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) is a specialized institution of the African Union (AU) established in January 2006. ACALAN originated from the transformation of the Mission for the African Academy of Languages (MACALAN), which was created by a Presidential Decree in Mali in 2000.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/#organization","name":"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website","url":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acalanau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ACALAN_Logo_20-Years-03.png?fit=1970%2C738&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acalanau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ACALAN_Logo_20-Years-03.png?fit=1970%2C738&ssl=1","width":1970,"height":738,"caption":"The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) Website"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}