(May 6, 2011, (ADDIS ABABA))--Ethiopia’s first lady Azeb Mesifin attended a ceremony at Sudan’s University of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) where she was invited to become an honorary board member of the institution in Khartoum.
According to Walta Information Center, the invitation was made at the inaugural ceremony of the renamed ICT University formerly known as the Computer Man College, on May 2 in the presence of Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
“The young should use their education to serve their society, promote economic growth of their country, and improve the health situation of their people and enabling the use of ICT across the border to create understanding among people to live together peacefully”, she said at the occasion.
“Ethiopia and Sudan have long standing relations with cultural and historical ties” she said further recalling Sudanese generosity and hospitability in sheltering and assisting Ethiopians who were fleeing the Derg regime. Mesfin, is well-known for her commitment in advocating for more women’s rights and leadership on the issue of women and girls. Read more from Sudan Tribune »
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“The young should use their education to serve their society, promote economic growth of their country, and improve the health situation of their people and enabling the use of ICT across the border to create understanding among people to live together peacefully”, she said at the occasion.
“Ethiopia and Sudan have long standing relations with cultural and historical ties” she said further recalling Sudanese generosity and hospitability in sheltering and assisting Ethiopians who were fleeing the Derg regime. Mesfin, is well-known for her commitment in advocating for more women’s rights and leadership on the issue of women and girls. Read more from Sudan Tribune »
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