ADDIS ABABA, Feb 19 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya has become the first African State to sign the African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission (AACC) statute.
The signing ceremony which took place on the margins of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, comes hot on the heels of Kenya signing a host country agreement between Kenya and African Union (AU).
The agreement paves the way for the operationalization of a temporary secretariat of the African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission (AACC) to be based in Nairobi.
Dr. Alfred N. Mutua, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, and other top Foreign Affairs officials graced the occasion.
This makes Kenya the first member state of the African Union to sign the Statute.
The AACC is a Pan-African Institution for the promotion of African audio-visual and cinema industry, a key objective of the African Union (AU) and the Kenya government.
AACC will develop and strengthen the African audiovisual and cinema industry and encourage the establishment of appropriate structures at the national, regional and continental levels to enhance cooperation between African States in audiovisual and cinema, thus providing African wide opportunities for our audiovisual industry players.
In his statement, Dr. Mutua encouraged other member states to also sign the statute and support the work of the AACC. — NNN-KBC
