Month: March 2022
- Columns
Smoking Room
Osman Mirghani In some international airports, if anyone wants to light a cigarette, he has to look for the isolated room where the phrase “smoking area” is written on the door and there he can smoke. In Sudan, we are in bad need to apply this system in public work. For instance, if a politician wants to practice any political activity he should look for a specified place to do so and stay there as…
- Columns
The Resistance Committees
Omer B. Abu Haraz The Resistance Committees (RCs) body is a legitimate offspring of the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) which was formed by the dissolved Trade Unions of Professionals in June 1989 following the military coup of the Sudanese Islamic Front. Since then the Trade Unions held clandestine meetings setting plans to confront the coup. It took them years to start struggle activities because the Islamic regime was ruthless after apprehending thousands of the leaders…
- Uncategorized
The New Generations in Sudan
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid The mass movement in Sudan is not just a passive recipient of the instructions of the political leaders, but rather it is an active & proactive party searching for the resolution of the Sudanese crisis. The various factions of the political forces are indeed striving to seriously address the crisis questions, but it is clear that today they are facing a dilemma in providing convincing and inspiring answers that heal the…
- Columns
Delegation of Power to the GIS Required to Curb Counterfeiting Networks
Al-Sammani Awadallah Sudan is subject to organized attacks aiming at destroying its economic capabilities to push the country to the abyss. The General Intelligence Service (GIS) revealed the arrest of a criminal network active in counterfeiting the customs US dollar for selling purposes. The GIS authorities said in their statement that the counterfeiting gang was preparing US$400 thousand to sell when the concerned department in GIS managed to reach the office of the network through…
- Breaking News
Dagalo Chairs Meeting of the Implementation Committee of the Peace Agreement of the Republic of South Sudan
Staff Writer Khartoum – 29/03/2022 — Today in Khartoum, a meeting of the Follow-up Committee for the Implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement of the Republic of South Sudan was held in Khartoum, headed by Lieutenant-General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Vice-President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, in the presence of the designated Minister of Defense, Lieutenant-General Yassin Ibrahim, and the delegation of the Republic of South Sudan, headed by Adviser to the President of the Republic…
- News
Indian Community Celebrates ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ in Khartoum
Staff Writer The Embassy of India in partnership with the Indian community in Sudan organized an event on 25 March 2022 to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence. The event was held at the Diplomatic Club, Khartoum. The event started with the lamp lighting ceremony where Ambassador Ismail, Director of Diplomatic Club along with Ambassador of India and Spouse, and a few distinguished members of the Indian community participated. More than 550 Indian nationals and…
- Columns
Overcoming the Crisis
Muawad Mustafa Rashid It is not an end, but rather a start. Things appear from first glance that is coming to an end, but in reality, it is the start from another different angle that is absent from the scope of our sight. So it needs us to change the angle of view to determine and discover new beginnings. We pass very difficult moments and turns and this part of the journey, but our dealing…
- Columns
Ramadan Mubarak
Mohammed Saad The Year ran by so fast. Ramadan is back. It is again time to slow down, re-evaluate our deeds, purify our hearts, and renew our intentions. It is a time for restoring our energy and ridding our hearts of worldly attachments along with ridding our bodies of toxins. Let’s try to gain all the spiritual benefits of this holy month. As fasting is a lesson in patience and self-control. It builds strong willpower,…
- Opinion
Review of the Book “Challenges of China’s Global Ambitions”
Mekki ELMOGRABIPress Writer on African AffairsWhatsApp & Telegram +249912139350elmograbi@gmail.com Reading about the “debt trap policy” that shaped China’s strategy toward Africa is not new to me, but what was new to me in the book “The Challenges of China’s Global Ambition” is the full picture of those ambitions, which included “Comprehensive Strategy”, with a complex and detailed set of policies to use the debt burden in several countries around the world, not just in Africa.…
- Reports
Model Women in “STEM”, Achieving Gender Equity and Driving Forward Progress
Haffiya Abdalla Girls and women are systematically tracked away from science and math throughout their education, limiting their access, preparation, and opportunities to go into these fields as adults. Women make up only 28% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and men vastly outnumber women majoring in most STEM fields in college. The gender gaps are particularly high in some of the fastest-growing and highest-paid jobs of the future, like computer…