Each member State ensure the realization of the objectives of ACALAN at the national level:

1. There shall be for each country a National (= Country) Language Structure designed as the central organization for language development and promotion activities in each country.
2. The composition and functions of a Language Structure shall be determined by each Member State of the African Union
3. The scope of work of a Language Structure shall cover all the languages of the country and include language development activities carried out at the grassroots
4. Representation of National Language Structures on other organs of ACALAN shall be on regional basis as provided for in the foregoing Rules of Procedure.

For purposes of interaction with the ACALAN Secretariat, each Member State is required to name a focal point. In case the focal point so designated is not a Language Structure, such a focal point should always liaise with the country’s Language Structure.

Here si the list of the ACALAN Focal points which have been designated:

N°s	Countries	First names and names	DESIGNATED STRUCTURES	TELEPHONE/ FAX /EMAIL
1	Republic of Mali Bamako	Mr N’Golo Coulibaly	Director General Institut des Langues Abdoulaye Barry (ILAB)	Tel.+223 20 23 53 53 ilab2005@yahoo.fr
2	Democratic Republic of Congo  Kinshasa	Mr Timothee Mukash Kalel	Directeur General Observatoire des Langues N° 124, Rue Mbomu Commune de Kinshasa	Tel. +243 81 514 14 93 mukash_kalel@yahoo.fr
3	Central African Republic Bangui	Prof. François Lim	Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA)	Tel. +236 75 05 25 12 (M) +236 21 61 67 59 (B) Fax+23621 61 78 90 flim60@hotmail.com lim_lim@yahoo.fr
4	Republic of Benin Cotonou	Mr Mama Yola Kpara	Direction de la Promotion des Langues Nationales (NPLN)	Tel. +229 21 32 49 15 +229 97 58 77 60 Fax +229 21 32 13 99 yolakpara@yahoo.fr yola.kpara@gmail.com webmaster@mediateur.gouv.bj
5	Republic  of Cameroon		Direction des Bibliothèques et de la Promotion de la Lecture (DBPL)	tchako2002@yahoo.fr
6	Islamic Republic of Mauritania	Wane Mohamedoune Doudou	Département des Langues Nationales et de Linguistique de la Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines de l’Université de Nouakchott B.P. 798	mamahamath@yahoo.fr
7	Republic  of Nigeria Abuja	Mr Olusa Olusoji Bamidele	Director, Orientation and Cultural Affairs National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) No. 23, Kigoma Street,Wuse Zone 7, P.M.B. 5040 Abuja, FCT, Nigeria	+234 803 313 3283 mo_tyna@yahoo.com info@nico.gov.ng
8	Arab Republic  of Egypt	Dr. Hossam Nassar	Secteur des Relations Culturelles Extérieures 44 Rue Al-Missahat-DOKKI 18 Rue Ismail Abdoul-Foutouh Maidan Fini-DOKKI	Tel. +202 37487703 +202 37485599 +202 37600573 Hossam.nassar59@gmail.com cult_relategy@hotmail.com
9	Republic  of ngola	Prof. Doutor José Pedro	Director General Instituto de Lingas Nacionais	jozepedroo@yahoo.fr
10	United Republic of Tanzania	Dr. Aldin K. Mutembei (PhD)	Director Institute of Kiswahili Studies University of Dar es Salaam TANZANIA	+255222410757 (Day time-Office)  +255715426162 (Cell)  mutembei@yahoo.com ikr@udsm.ac.tz
11	Republic  of Botswana	Mrs Dineo Phuti	Director of Arts and Culture in the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture	+267 71392104 dphuti@gov.bw
12	Republic of Burkina Faso	Mr Mamadou Lamine Sanogo	Commission Nationale des Langues Burkinabè (CNLB)	+226 50 35 55 94/95 +226 50 35 88 68 +226 70 24 62 67 Fax +226 50 35 55 96 Mala_sng@yahoo.fr inss@fasonet.bf hadjarataita@yahoo.fr  (Secrétaire)
13	Republic of Sudan	Dr. Abdelrahim Hamid Mugaddam	Director, Institute of African and Asian Studies University of Khartoum	sudan_98@hotmail.com

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