Assembly/AU/ Dec.357(XVI) DECISION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONTINENTAL PROGRAMME TO VALORISE THE AFRICAN LIBERATION HERITAGE Doc. Assembly/AU/15(XVI)Add.8 The Assembly, 1. NOTES with appreciation the proposal by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania on the establishment of a Continental programme to valorize the African Liberation Heritage; 2. COMMENDS the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania for its initiative aimed at preserving the history of the liberation struggles in Africa; 3. UNDERSCORES the importance of the Liberation Movements decolonization process and the history of the African Continent. 4. RECOGNISES the role of the African People and institutions in the struggle and achievement of independence in Africa. 5. UNDERLINES that a significant aspect of the history of the African Liberation struggles may be lost unless collected, documented and made accessible to the public; 6. EXPRESSES its commitment to preserve the history of the African independence struggles for the benefit of future generations; 7. WELCOMES the proposal to establish the African Liberation Heritage programme in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, and STRESSES the need to undertake a study on the objectives, structures and financial implications of the proposed Programme; 8. CALLS UPON the Commission and all Member States to extend maximum support to the programme. in the