Month: August 2021
- Columns
Decisions Rather Than Initiative
Omer B. Abu Haraz It seems that the long rule of the ousted Salvation regime has a protracted deep engraved effect on the mindset of the Sudanese people especially the political leaders. The ousted regime used to play delaying tactics when faced with a growing resentment of people in any aspect. Delaying tactics of calling for dialogue or conference on issues raising concern of people. For instance, they called more than three times for conferences…
- Columns
I am Secular!
Muawad Mustafa Rashid The principles of secularism that protect and underpin many of the freedoms we enjoy are: Separation of religious institutions from state institutions and a public sphere where religion may participate, but not dominate.Freedom to practice one’s faith or belief without harming others, or to change it or not have one, according to one’s conscience.Equality so that our religious beliefs or lack of them doesn’t put any of us at an advantage or…
- Columns
Constitution-Making Top Priority
Muawad Mustafa Rashid According to news articles the President of the Transitional Sovereign Council, 1st Lt. Gen. Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan has said, after a regular meeting of the Council last week, that a constitution-making committee will be formed soon to draft a permanent constitution as one of the government’s priorities in the upcoming stage. However, Sudan has been searching for a permanent constitution since its independence in January 1956 without success. The three democratic periods…
- Reports
Sudan to participate in the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK
It is the Moment World Leaders Will Discuss Whether Enough has Been Achieved Since 2015’s Landmark Paris Climate Agreement. Haffiya Abdalla Leaders from 196 countries are meeting in Glasgow, UK, to participate in the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in the Scottish Event Campus ( SEC) a major climate conference. Hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy. They are being asked to agree on action to…
- Columns
Better Late than Never!
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid On the 19th of August, the spokesman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council stated that the Council had assigned a task force to initiate a discussion on the formation of the Electoral Commission and the Constitution-making Commission. Better late than never, was my first response. Since the beginning of the transitional period, we have been pushing for the formation of the independent national commissions, not only because it is a constitutional entitlement…
- Columns
Together for Achieving Peace In Our Country
Ahmed Hassan Hurga Peace is important in our life to have true happiness and it can be achieved by being true to yourself as well. There are many ways to achieve peace but it started in oneself and that is by being true to yourself. It is the most vital way to achieve peace. The way we feel and think of ourselves is important, but you should determine which is positive and negative. Use that…
- Columns
Steady Stance of Sudan on GERD Negotiations
Isam Addeen Mohammed Saleh On the long course of the tripartite negotiations that includes Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia (the three stakeholders on River Nile waters, on reaching a binding legal agreement and resolving the disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which took a long time without reaching any tactile outcome, the three countries resorted to different tactics, strategies and besides the doors of the negotiations halls to avoid the negative aspects of GERD…
- Columns
Hate Speech Phenomena on the Rise; Its Impact on The Democratic Transformation
Al-Sammani Awadallah The freedom of expression resulted from Juba Peace Agreement has led to the escalation of hate speech to the extent that it represented a great threat to social security and peace. This escalation overwhelmed all the official and popular institutions besides the civil society organizations a matter that made the citizens feel unsafe. Within the endeavors to contribute to eliminating this ugly phenomenon, the High Academy of Strategic and Security Studies hosted a…
- Columns
Sudanese Media and Its Limited Effects (1–3)
Mohammed Saad Kamil Most of the international media outlets – especially in the west – present a negative image of Sudan a matter that had its influence in the international mentality and that is obvious in linking terrorism, poverty, diseases, malnutrition to the endless list of distortion. The above introduction is not meant to deny the existence of terrorism or poverty or diseases in Sudan, as all these and others are there; but the issue…
- Opinion
USA’s so-called genocide allegations against China justified by international law?
As per international law, states’ activities must be based on the universally understood principle of due diligence to avoid harming other states. Therefore, according to Dr. Guzel, who is a three-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, the international community has the due diligence obligation to analyze the allegations made by the US on genocide in China to protect the norm of “genocide” from misuse and degeneration. Mehmet Sukru Guzel The genocide charge to China…