Month: October 2021
- News
International Day of the Girl Celebrated in Sudan
Staff Writer On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl 2021 Plan International in Sudan, in collaboration with the National Council of Child Welfare and other actors, calls to raise girls’ voices to end female genital mutilation (FGM), Child, Early or Forced Marriage (CEFM) and ensure that children and girls have access to digital literacy. The International Day of the Girl on 11th October is an annual international event that brings us together…
- Breaking News
Inauguration of the Brown Land Channel
Staff Writer Khartoum — This week, at the Ewaa Hotel, the Brown Land Channel was inaugurated, delivering news in both English and French. Mr. Mohamed Saad Kamel, editor-in-chief of the Brown Land (SUNA), explained that the goal is to support democratic transformation in Africa in general and Sudan in particular, and to support positive societal change and transformation throughout the African continent. Mr. Saad indicated that the Brown Land Channel is a news channel that…
- Columns
Retention
Al-Tahir Satti In April 2013, when the favoritism was coated by the “retention” I wrote several articles criticizing this retention as it breaks the ambitions of the qualified youth when they find themselves locked down in the civil service through the retention as this will not allow them to benefit from the training considering that they will be under such selfish contracts. And Because empowerment and nepotism, under the cover of retention, are among the…
- News
Ministry of Irrigation Launches First National Water Resource Strategy (2)
Staff Reporter The Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Prof. Yassir Abbas will kick off on October 4, 2021, the workshop of the first national water resources strategy for the upcoming ten years (2021 – 2031) in the presence of the Prime Minister, Dr. Abdallah Hamdok, ministers, accredited ambassador, representative of the UN agencies, World Bank and partners of development. In his address, Dr. Hamdok addressed the launching ceremony enumerated the benefits of the strategy,…
- Columns
The Civil-Military Disputes: Institutionalism Crisis
Neimat AlNaiemneimatalnaiem@yahoo.com The Civilian and Military Transitional Government formed in August 2019 following the December revolution that ended 30 years of the former regime is facing many challenges and obstacles. The two components of the Transitional Government have to play a major role in leading the country peacefully during this transitional period. To rehabilitate and reform damage infrastructures, economy, boosting peace and security is a long and complicated process. So the two parties should put…
- Columns
The Gap is Widening
Omer B. Abu Haraz The Sudanese Professional Association (SPA) is the alliance of the legal Professional Trade Union before the coup of the Islamic Movement in June 1989. At the onset of the success of the coup, all (SPA)trade unions were dissolved. The SPA became legally dormant but clandestinely active. They led the uprising of September 2013 when millions took to the streets of Khartoum posing a real threat to the Islamic iron-grip rule. It…
- Reports
October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
In Sudan, Breast cancer is Characterized by younger Age, Delayed Diagnosis Haffiya Abdalla October is considered as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), an annual international campaign to increase awareness of the disease, as well as to help raise funds for research into its origin, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care, as well as to help raise funds for research into its origin, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care. Women Initiatives Group organized yesterday October breast cancer…
- Columns
Issues of the Sudanese Political Economy and Problems of Agricultural Land Tenure in the Jazeera Project (1)
Prof. El-sidieg A. AbasheraChairman of Jazeera Scheme “The land question is nowhere a mere local question; it is a universal question” (Henry George; 1881) Introduction Land tenure is one of the most important issues facing the country, because it is closely linked to people’s lives, and with their economic, social, and political stability, and even with their existence in the first place. In this section of the book, we address the issue of land in Sudan,…
- Columns
The Signing of New Alliance by Some Sudanese factions Deepens Division
Al-Sammani Awadallah Several political factions including ex-rebel groups have announced the formation of an alliance separate from Sudan’s main civilian bloc, in the latest sign of splits marring the country’s transition. The announcement on Saturday at a ceremony in Khartoum came as Sudan reels from fragmentation within the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), an alliance that spearheaded protests that removed President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. Sudan has since August 2019 been run by…
- News
Statement by UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Ethiopia
“I was shocked by the information that the Government of Ethiopia has declared seven UN officials, including senior UN humanitarian officials, as persona non grata(Removing Diplomatic Immunity: Renders officials liable to prosecution with the country’s local laws). All UN humanitarian operations are guided by the core principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence. In Ethiopia, the UN is delivering life-saving aid – including food, medicine, water, and sanitation supplies – to people in desperate need.…