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Elderly Palestinian man Abdel-Qader Abu Ajameyah, 81, dictates his answers to an aid as he takes a high school Arabic Language exam, in the West Bank city of Hebron June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasman
Elderly Palestinian man Abdel-Qader Abu Ajameyah, 81, dictates his answers to an aid as he takes a high school Arabic Language exam, in the West Bank city of Hebron June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasman

Palestinian granddad, 81, sits high school exams

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s foreign minister, Abdullah Al-Yahya, and the chairman of the board of trustees of the Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sumait Prize for African Development received on Thursday a group of winners of the Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sumait Prize for African Development for the years 2022-2023 in the fields of education and food security, namely Dr Catherine Nakalembe and representatives of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation and the International Camfed Organization.

During the meeting, they reviewed the winners’ efforts in presenting model programs, studies, and effective projects in the fields of education and food security on the African continent and enabling research and educational institutions to use modern technologies and technology in developing and advancing these two vital sectors. The foreign minister and chairman of the board of trustees of the Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sumait Prize for African Development expressed his happiness and appreciation for the efforts made to achieve the goals and objectives of the prize, wishing the winners continued progress and success. — KUNA

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