Month: May 2021
- Reports
Africa and International Power, Opportunities, and Challenges to Sustainable Development
Shawgei Salah Ahmed The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa issued its 2020 edition on innovative financing for the development of the private sector, and the committee estimated the cost of achieving the sustainable development goals by 2030 in Africa at about $ 1.3 trillion annually and said that this cost will increase dramatically due to the expected population growth of 45% within The period 2020-2030, noting that it is a dynamic that could seriously…
- News
USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s Remarks at the Paris Summit on Sudan
Good afternoon, bonjour. I want to extend my thanks to President Macron for his leadership in organizing this summit, and to Prime Minister Hamdok and Chairman Burhan for their comments, and their commitment to Sudan’s democratic transition. Nearly 20 years ago, I traveled to Sudan under very different circumstances than I address you today. Standing in the high desert of Furawiyah, in Northern Darfur, amidst shallow graves and mortar craters, I witnessed as a journalist,…
- Columns
The Paris Conference… Another Step Forward
Muawad Mustafa Rashid One of the greatest changes in Sudan after the glorious revolution of December is in its foreign relations as it almost changed and Sudan came out of its long international isolation. The French initiative represented a platform to deal with the new Sudan to allow it to meet the transitional challenges, hence accomplish the noble goals of the revolution in building the civil democratic state. The conference was attended by several African…
- Exclusive Conversations
Interview with The Artist Leena Qasim
One of the few Sudanese “The Voice” Contestants and a talented artist! Mohammed Saad While recording a new song she invited me to attend it, I noticed the rising singer Leena Qasim’s interest in the finer details of what she does despite the prevailing atmosphere in Sudan. Leena started singing in the early years of life and her star rose during her participation in the “The Voice” program, and then she came to Sudan to…
- Breaking News
Freedom and Change Chooses New Civilian Component Of Sovereign Council, And Freezes Powers Of Central Council
Staff Writer Khartoum Friday, May 21— for the second time, a meeting including a large number of political forces, a gathering of professionals, some demanding bodies, national initiatives, and feminist platforms to continue the discussion on the National Umma Party initiative to address the crisis of freedom and change and the transitional situation, and the meeting reviewed the paper of the committee emanating from the initiative and concerned with unifying visions of political forces Which…
- Reports
Indicators of Sustainable Development in Africa: Failures and some Successes
Shawgei Salah Ahmed To begin with, there is basic information about the extreme outperformance of development indicators in Africa.The per capita gross national income in the richest countries of Sub-Saharan Africa is 83 times higher than the per capita gross national income in the poorest countries of the region; Nigeria is the most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa (154.7 million people) and is home to 18 percent of the continent’s total population. Seychelles’ rate of…
- News
Price of Dollar in Sudan, Monday, May 17, 2021 … First Signs Of the Paris conference
Staff Writer The price of the dollar fell against the Sudanese pound, Monday, May 17, 2021, in the central bank, while it increased on the black market. The price of the dollar decreased during the transactions of the Central Bank of Sudan to 406.35 pounds for purchase and 409.40 pounds for sale, compared to 409 pounds for purchase and 411 pounds for sale, yesterday. The price of the European euro at the Central Bank of…
- Columns
I Can’t Breathe
Muawad Mustafa Rashid “I can’t breathe”, the last words spoken by George Floyd on May 25, 2020, are echoing everywhere in Sudan today. I can’t breathe because our ministry of health failed to provide only US$50 million for the importation of essential medicines, let alone improving the health system in the country. I can’t breathe because our ministry of education failed to print the textbooks for the new school year, let alone arranging for healthy…
- Columns
Widespread of Weapons in Darfur: A Ticking Bomb About to Explode
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Citizens and officials in Darfur expressed concerns about the widespread availability of firearms in the hands of people, pointing out that this has led to rampant crimes, kidnapping, and looting The spread of firearms is still the main obstacle for the voluntary return and repatriation of the IDPs to their home villages. According to official figures, what was collected from the citizens doesn’t exceed 20% of the available firearms during the collection…
- Columns
The Plotters!!
Osman Mirghani On the occasion of the present unprecedented sky-rocketing of the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Sudanese pound and the inflation which is inching to 400%, let me tell you this story which was told to me by former Minister of Finance, Dr. Abdulwahab Osman: He said that when he assumed his position as minister of finance, the country was suffering an economic crisis to the extent that the Sudanese currency…