Month: July 2021
- Columns
Sudan is a Religious Country
Mohammed Al-Noorani Sudan, with its modern formation as a state formed on a religious basis, is attested by the Mamluks and sultans that ruled it during the previous eras, until it ended with the borders of Sudan, the dear homeland before the year 2011 AD. That in detail. The independent Kingdom of Kush was established in northern Sudan, whose capitals were (Karma – Napata – Meroe) and some temples organize religious life such as the…
- Columns
Proposals for Hamdock’s Initiative
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid Today, we present the first set of proposals in line with our commitment to support the Prime Minister’s initiative. But, let us start by stressing that we all need to review and evaluate our role in the transition processes, disperse any static negative charges, and injecting positive stimuli and energy that could strengthen the will and the leadership capabilities to properly manage the transitional period, including the…
- Reports
Blocking Websites… Is Censorship Back?
Al-Sammani Awadallah On midday of Wednesday 30th June 2021, and without warning, the owners of at least 15 websites, Facebook pages, and web pages in Sudan were surprised by their blocking of publication, amid official government silence and timid denials of the official authorities’ link to this step. Officials of these news sites – most of them – say that since last June 29 they have been receiving related inquiries about the severe slowness of…
- Columns
Rapid support is a strong shield against human trafficking
Ahmed Hassan Omer (Hurga) Rapid Support Forces (RSF) faces a great challenge which represents a dangerous phenomenon and became an obsession and nightmare to all Sudanese regular armed forces in Sudan and European Union countries in the general and international community in particular. Human trafficking is generally used and understood to refer to the process through which individuals are placed or treated in the situation that facilitates their exploitation for economic gains. Recently in the…
- Reports
Ae-Trade Group and its Partnerships making an impact in Africa
COVID19 affected the trade in Africa but the fatal pandemic confirmed that e-commerce is urgently needed for business in the continent. Mekki ELMOGRABIPress Writer on African Affairselmograbi@gmail.com It was a lunch for a business forum in Khartoum. I was with a friend who was running a medium-size business in West Africa. We were at the best table viewing the confluence of the White and Blue Niles. Our discussion focused on the idea of joining an…
- Columns
Political Hypocrisy!
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Political hypocrisy is “the conscious use of a mask to fool the public and gain political benefit”. Hypocrisy has been a subject of folk wisdom and wisdom literature from the beginnings of human history. Sadly, though, “hypocrisy” is now routinely applied to any change in behavior, real or perceived, or any apparent conflict between word and deed. The defining characteristic of hypocrisy—pretense, deception—is often not there at all. The political hypocrisy is…
- Columns
Groundnuts Cash Crop Revival
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Groundnut (peanut) is a leguminous crop with a high nutritional and health value. It is one of the most important export crops of Sudan. Until very recent years Sudan topped other African countries in groundnut production and export. Groundnut is an important source of calories necessary for human and livestock consumption. It enters into the manufacturing of many food products. It is a good source of edible oil and its residues and shells…
- Columns
We Are Extremely Sorry Filmmaker Saif
Mohammed Saad Kamil According to a news article, Sudanese authorities arrested several journalists and media activists including the prominent filmmaker Saif Hassan, besides the blocking of some media electronic outlets. The decision came in the wake of the 30th June protests which those journalists and media activists were covering. Justice is indivisible, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, but in Sudan, it seems that it is divisible according to the whims of…
- News
UN and African Union Peacekeepers Hand Over 14 Darfur Bases to Sudan
Staff Writer Fourteen bases that had been run jointly by the United Nations and the African Union in Sudan’s Darfur region for 13 years are now under Sudan’s control and to be used by local populations. The recent official handover comes following a framework agreement signed on March 4 between the United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Sudan. The U.N. Security Council voted last year to turn over the sites to…
- News
Sudan pushes cooperation among conflicting parties in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Staff Writer Sudan on Sunday, July 4, advised all fighting parties in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region to end the fighting and sit at the discussion table. Sudan’s Sovereign Council stated in a report that a high-level gathering held in Sudan’s capital Khartoum voiced profound worry that the improvements in Ethiopia may guide to a negative effect on the regional steadiness, mainly the adjoining nations. The report also stated that the future of Ethiopia is firm by…