African Court Cases

Article 31

Promotion of culture and religious tolerance

1. The culture of every group of people in each Member State shall be respected and developed. 2. The Executive Secretary shall take the necessary measures to organise, within the sub-region, periodic inter-state cultural events: festivals of arts and culture, symposia, various cultural events on literature, music, arts, and sports. 3. Member States undertake to take measures to eliminate or prevent religious conflicts and to promote religious tolerance and harmony. To this end, permanent structures for consultations among the different religions on the one hand and between the different religions and the State on the other hand, shall be established at national levels. 4. The Executive Secretary shall take the necessary measures to promote, through periodic meetings, consultations among the religious organisations of Member States.
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