PRESS RELEASE N.089/2014

Turkish Government Donates office equipment to support African Union youth’s capacity building

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 02 May 2014- The Department of Human Resources Science and Technology ( HRST) of the African Union received on 30 April 2014 some office equipment worth USD 45,000 from the Government of Turkey through its development agency TIKA to support Africa’s agenda on “Accelerating youth empowerment in Africa”.

During the handover ceremony, Mr. Erdam KARAL, Chargé d’Affaire of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey stated that, his Government is committed to support Africa’s priorities on empowering youth.

On his part, H.E Dr. Martial De-Paul Ikounga expressed his sincere gratitude for Turkey’s Commitment on Africa’s Youth development agenda and reassured the delegation that these equipments will help to strengthen the technical capacity of the division in charge of youth development in the African Union Commission.

The equipments consisted of the followings:

• 4 Dell Desktops
• 1 HP Scanjet 2710
• 1 Canon Fax Machine
• 6 UPS 1000 VA
• 3 HP Laser jet 4010 Printer
• 2 Toshiba Laptop
• 1 Cannon Heavy duty Copier
• 1 Canon Digital Camera 1100D
• 1 Sony MDV Z SE video Camera
• Different kind of toners

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http://summits.au.int/en/22ndsummit

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