Month: August 2021
- News
FVP Meets Norwegian Minister of International Development
Staff Writer First Vice President of the Transitional Sovereign Council, 1st Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo received yesterday, in his office at the Republican Palace, the Norwegian Minister of International Development, Mr. Dag-Inge Ulstein. Mr. Dag-Inge Ulstein said in press statements that he discussed with the FVP the efforts exerted to reform some sectors and the arrangements of the Sudanese government to prepare for the upcoming elections, pointing out to the efforts exerted by his…
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Irrigation Minister Directs Urgent Measures on Floods’ Effects in Rahad Agricultural Project
Staff Writer Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Prof. Yassir Abbas has announced urgent measures regarding the recent floods and torrential rains that hit Al-Rahad Agricultural Project. The measures start by draining the accumulated water to Rahad River through the drainage system, along with a plan the set a scientific study on the causes of the great damage that occurred in the project and the residential sector. Prof. Yassir Abbas pointed out the commitment of…
- Columns
America is Genuine, Available, and Interested
Omer B. Abu Haraz The growing interest of the first world in Sudan has limits and pre-requisites. Limits of the theory of sustainable development and appropriate technology, set by the west in their plans to intervene in the Third World. Pre-requisites before engagement in projects are Peace, security, and adequate infrastructure. So, those who are completely leaning on an inevitable intervention of the West, especially America, in Sudan because of its strategic location and the…
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Productivity and Creativity
Neimat AlNaiemneimatalnaiem@yahoo.com People in their daily life work hard to be productive at least to provide basic needs for their families. To be a producer needs strong desire and will. First to think about a specific project. To determine priorities. To set plans and strategies and policies. Economic experts said that if you want to have a successful project, plan for it. Planning is one of the main factors of success. To be a productive…
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International Youth Day 2021: Sudanese Youth; a Pillar of Change
Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health Muawad Mustafa Rashid With the world’s population expected to increase by 2 billion people in the next 30 years, it has become recognized by numerous stakeholders that simply producing a larger volume of healthier food more sustainably will not ensure human and planetary wellbeing. Other crucial challenges must also be addressed, such as the interlinkages embodied by the 2030 Agenda including poverty reduction; social inclusion;…
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ICC and Sudan’s Judiciary
Muawad Mustafa Rashid The recent visit of the ICC Chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan to Sudan revealed that the government will not decide before next week at the earliest whether to hand over former President Omar Al Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face charges of atrocities in the Darfur conflict. The Sovereign Council must approve measures on joining the court and handing over suspects before Bashir can be turned over. Khan plans to visit…
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Stop Exporting Livestock to Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Saad Kamil In the news around 7 thousand sheep shipments were sent back from Saudi Arabia after finding out that the quarantine procedures have been compromised, leaving some animals without vaccination against diseases including Rift Valley Fever. Sheep are bought from western Sudan to Port Sudan and held quarantine before being exported to Saudi Arabia. While they are vaccinated against three diseases; HS (Hemorrhagic septicemia, PPR (Peste des petits ruminants), and Rift Valley Fever.…
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The Early Elections…!
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid Regarding the serious difficulties that facing the transition period, some political voices are calling for early elections through which the people will delegate who will lead the country. But putting the matter up like this, and with this simplicity, means trying & repeating the experimenter that has failed in all the previous transition periods, and brought catastrophic results. However, given the state of the stumbling in transition, and the state of…
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Al-Burhan in Turkey: The success of Khartoum and Ankara Diplomacy
Al-Sammani Awadallah Through smooth moves the Turkish Ambassador in Khartoum Irfan Nazir Oglo managed to arrange for the official visit of the First Vice President of the Sovereign Council, 1st Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo after strict diplomatic arrangements between the foreign ministries of the two countries. The visit broke out the stalemate of the political relations between the two countries. The visit paved the way to a kick-off that cooperation between Khartoum and Ankara…
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Sudanese Minister of Minerals Discusses with his Ghanaian Counterpart Joint Cooperation to Develop the Mineral Sector in the Two Countries
Staff Writer Sudanese Minister of Minerals, Mohamed Bashir Abunamou, discussed with his counterpart, Minister of Land and Natural Resources, Nana Addo Dankwa, joint cooperation and ways to advance the mineral sector in the two countries. Wealth and natural resources and the stages of the exploration process leading to the granting of licenses to various companies. Abunammo referred to the additional enlightenment he received from institutions working in the mineral and natural resources sector in Ghana,…