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(b)
the rehabilitation, restoration, preservation and promotion of the African
cultural heritage;
(c)
the assertion of the dignity of the African and of the popular foundations of
his culture;
(d)
the combating and elimination of all forms of alienation and cultural
suppression and oppression everywhere in Africa, especially in countries still
under colonial and racist domination including apartheid;
(e)
the encouragement of cultural co-operation among the States with a view to
the strengthening of African unity;
(f)
the encouragement of international cultural co-operation for a better
understanding among peoples within which Africa will make its original and
appropriate contribution to human culture;
(g)
promotion in each country of popular knowledge of science and technology;
a necessary condition for the control of nature;
(h)
development of all dynamic values in the African cultural heritage and
rejection of any element which is an impediment to progress.
Article 2
In order to fulfill the objectives set out in Article 2, the African States solemnly
subscribe to the following principles:(a)
access of all citizens to education and to culture;
(b)
respect for the freedom to create and the liberation of the creative genius of
the people;
(c)
respect for national authenticities and specificities in the field of culture;
(d)
selective integration of science and modern technology into the cultural life
of the African peoples;
(e)
exchange and dissemination of cultural experience between African
countries, in the field of cultural decolonization in all its forms.