Tunis: Following its 9th World Summit in Sweden in May 2023, the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) will meet in the Republic of Korea in May 2025. The 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture will be co-organised with the Arts Council Korea (ARKO) in Seoul from May 28 to 30, 2025, the Federation announced in its latest newsletter. The opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The Arts Council of Korea has launched an open call for artists, producers and engineers to participate in this 10th World Arts and Culture Expo. The deadline for applications is March 28, 2024 via the following link: httpss://www.arko.or.kr/develop/board/view/601?page= and cid=714623 For three days, 100 participants will be organised into teams according to their respective artistic and technical roles. They will work together to generate innovative ideas for the convergence of art and technology. Selected candidates will be supported on an international research trip to visit institu tions specialising in the convergence of art and technology around the world. Tunisia, represented by the Ministry of Culture, is a member of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA). This is a global network of arts councils, ministries of culture and government agencies that promote arts and culture, with member institutions representing more than 70 countries. Registration for the 10th World Summit will open in June 2024. The Summit brings together leading policy makers, government representatives, researchers, innovators, managers and practitioners from the arts, culture, creative industries and related sectors from around the world. The new partnership with the Korea Arts Council, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, "will allow the international community to come together to debate critical issues as we seek a more sustainable future," said Magdalena Moreno Mujica, Executive Director of IFACCA. The 10th World Summit will also be a key milestone in the journey to Mondiacult 2025, she stressed. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse The Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Service (EICS) announced that it has been carrying out various reform works that brought about improvements within a short period. Briefing the media today, EICS Director-General Selamawit Dawit said improvements in legal frameworks and procedures, organizational restructuring as well as collaboration works with pertinent institutions were registered following the reform activities undertaken in the past 6 months. Accordingly, the service has for instance increased the number of passports printed daily by fivefold since the new leadership took over. The daily printing capability has been enhanced to 10,000 from 2,000. Out of the more than 1.1 million booklets imported, over 640,000 passports were issued during the stated period. Stating that there is no backlog at the moment, Selamawit said passports will be issued as per the appointment given by the passport system starting from 25 March, 2024. Source: Ethiopian News Agency