Meeting report presenting the major topics discussed at a conference on cultural policy in Africa for furthering the development of African cultures - briefly examines such questions as cultural identity and the diversity of cultures as related to national consciousness, makes recommendations for cultural cooperation and the preservation of the authenticity of the African cultural heritage and traditional culture, refers to the cultural development of various cultural activities, their cultural financing and the necessary cultural personnel training, includes the agenda of the meeting and the texts of the addresses delivered during the conference