Year: 2021
- Columns
Welcome to Sudanese Food
Ahmed Hassan Omer (Hurga) A culture of civilization is based upon its accumulating heritage. The dietary habits of people show an aspect of this civilization’s culture. Sudanese cuisine is as diverse as its geography and culture. Central Sudan is perhaps the region that is the most diversified and colorful in its cuisine and dietary habits. This is due to its being a melting pot for the different Sudanese cultures and people and its exposure to…
- Columns
Joint Forces with Specific Task, Calls for Security Arrangements Implementation
Al-Sammani Awadallah Darfur states, especially North and West Darfur were subject to tribal conflicts among the different groups of the population due to the historic conflict between the nomads and the farmers over the declining resource, besides the continuous looting and burglary practices along with the nature of those states which are neighbors to each of Chad and Libya. This comes within the fragile security situations in the area and the delay in the implementation…
- Reports
Birth Registration Right From the Start (2-2)
Haffiya Elyas “Children have the right to a legally registered name and nationality. Children also have the right to know their parents and, as far as possible, to be cared for by them.” Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. National laws in Sudan such as the Child Act (2010) and Civil Registry Act (2011, article 20) also require children to be registered to facilitate their access to services. Article 5…
- Columns
Tribalism on the Rise in Sudan
Muawad Mustafa Rashid We are drawn to our group identities in part from a place of belonging, and in part from a very real evolutionary need for survival. Human beings are not built to survive without group support. Human babies take many, many years before they can care for themselves. From the time of earliest human history, living as part of a tribe was beneficial — there was safety in numbers and a division of…
- Columns
Sanctions, Sanctions, and Sanctions!
Mohammed Saad Last week the US Congress advanced legislation to sanction anyone who undermines “the transition to democracy in Sudan, alongside a resolution condemning the October military takeover. The Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives advanced both bills by voice vote without a single objection from any member. According to Congress, the United States plays a productive role in helping Sudan realize a civilian-led democratic transition. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Gregory Meeks said…
- Opinion
Was there a hidden deal between Burhan and Hamdok? If Yes, what then?
By Mekki ELMOGRABIPress Writer on African AffairsWhatsApp & Telegram +249912139350elmograbi@gmail.com A considerable number of my esteemed readers said to me that I repeatedly sent signals in my previous articles that what happened on 25 October 2021 was already agreed upon between Burhan and Hamdok. I did not say this, or rather I did not predict it in this way at all, but let us discuss this hypothesis to anticipate what will happen shortly. Regarding the…
- Columns
Keep up the Momentum for a China-Africa Community with a Shared Future in the New Era
Ma Xinmin Chinese Ambassador to Sudan The Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Senegal’s capital Dakar from November 29 to 30, 2021 local time under the theme “Deepen China-Africa Partnership and Promote Sustainable Development to Build a China-Africa Community with a Shared Future in the New Era”. As many as 53 countries and representatives from the African Union (AU) Commission attended the conference, another gathering of the big,…
- News
Joint Statement of the UN in Sudan on Human Rights Day
The United Nations in Sudan – 10 December 2021 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted seven decades ago, established the equality and dignity of every human being, and the duty of every government to provide an environment in which its people can enjoy and exercise their rights as the foundation for freedom, justice, and peace in the world. The theme for International Human Rights Day this year of “Equality, reducing inequalities, advancing human rights”…
- Columns
The Deep Solution!
Osman Mirghani The Sudanese crisis, despite its great discord, is just an example of a quarrel and has nothing to do with the nation or the people. After 65 years since our independence, we don’t need to repeat the same mistakes and expect different results. Our politicians are running the whole country with an unlimited mandate that allows them to interfere in all the details and decision-making without the need for intuitions or institutionalism. As…
- Columns
East of Sudan Conflict of Interests
Neimat Al Naiemneimatalnaiem@yahoo.com The signing of the peace agreement in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on 3rd October 2020 included five tracks aimed at putting an end to decades of civil war that have cost hundreds of thousands of lives. This agreement is considered one of the important steps in the Sudan peace process. Eastern Sudan track is one of these five tracks of the Juba peace agreement. Some politicians and activists in the…