The ninth session of the Provisional Executive Council of the Arab-African Cultural Institute is being held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States from on 1-2 December. Participants include representatives from the Department of Africa and Arab-African Cooperation, the Department of Culture and Dialogue of Civilisations, the African Union Commission, the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO), the Arab-African Cultural Institute, and the League of Arab States Mission in Addis Ababa.