Month: March 2022
- Reports
Dagalo in Port Sudan: Objectives of the Visit
Al-Sammani Awadallah Vice President of the Sovereign Council, 1st Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has spent several days in Port Sudan, the capital city of the Red Sea State, during which he held intensive meetings after which several directives were issued to push forward the economic cycle besides refuting any allegations on about the ownership of Port Sudan harbor. No doubt the visit was timely as it comes after the widespread rumors that the Port…
- Columns
Sudan in a Precarious Juncture
Omer B. Abu Haraz The British Philosopher David Russell once said: “The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.” Sudan is now at a cross-road, one leading to safety and the other to uncertainty and chaos. The prevailing governance after the military coup of October 25th, 2021 is putting the country in a precarious juncture right before the two bridges, one leading to Heaven and the other…
- Columns
Time for Change and Honest Dialogue
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Let us first recognize that if the political parties want to acquire the respect of the citizens and win the upcoming elections, they should adopt a new approach and conduct in the political action. At the same time, if the military institution wants to acquire the respect of the people, it should recognize that a new generation emerged following the success of the December revolution. This new generation has a different approach…
- Columns
Where Are the Funds Recovered by the Empowerment Removal Committee?
Mohammed Saad Kamel While I was driving my car in Khartoum bumpy streets, my friend Ashraf asked me – after I attempted to avoid a big hole through getting off the road – where are the billions of pounds recovered by the Empowerment Removal Committee which its members announced in their weekly press conferences? Ashraf added, “Why didn’t we feel that those funds were utilized in improving the basic services including the roads and bridges?”…
- Opinion
Hemetti’s Trip to Russia and Some Other Questions
Mekki ELMOGRABI Hemetti’s trip to Russia: I accept the criticism of the Sudanese people against General Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo “Hemetti”, the vice-chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Council, but not from the European and American elites, especially the Democrats and the Liberals. What exactly do American or Western politicians want from Hemedtti? Congressional lawmakers and interest groups never miss an opportunity to tell Hemetti we don’t want you. As far as the EU is concerned, they…
- Columns
“Economy and People’s Pension” Workshop Recommends Utilizing Sudan’s Potential to Achieve Economic Stability
Staff Writer Khartoum 03-19-2022 (SUNA) — The workshop on the economy and people’s livelihood, organized by Initiators for Peace at Ewaa Hotel today, recommended the necessity of optimally employing Sudan’s economic and natural potentials to achieve economic stability and improve people’s livelihood. The workshop stressed the need to improve wages in the public sector in line with the minimum standard of living. The workshop dealt with working papers on the challenges of the Economic Emergency Committee…
- News
Investment Projects in the Qarri Free Zones to Open
Haffiya Abdalla Khartoum — The Director of Qarri Zone, Mortada Mohammad Ismail, pointed out the efforts being held, partnerships, and large investment activities, and pointed to the weakness of local national investments in the free zone. He announced an intensive meeting with the Bank of Sudan and Sudanese banks to address the problem of remittances and financing, referring to addressing some banks to form partnerships regarding finance. He pointed to offering 16 acres for agricultural investment…
- News
Sudan’s Chief of Staff meets the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Forces
Staff Writer Cairo 3/17-2022 (SUNA) – Lieutenant-General Mohamed Othman Al-Hussein Al-Hassan, Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces and his accompanying delegation met yesterday in Cairo with Lieutenant-General Osama Askar, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, as part of the activities of the eighth meeting of the Sudanese-Egyptian Military Committee, which An official reception ceremony was held for His Excellency and the honor guard was held at the headquarters of the General…
- News
Council Member, Lt-Gen Shams El-Din Kabbashi, Meets the Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt to Sudan
Staff Writer Khartoum 3-17-2022 – Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant-General Shams El-Din Kabbashi, affirmed Sudan’s keenness to support and promote cooperation with the Arab Republic of Egypt in various fields, to achieve the common interests of the peoples of the two countries. During his meeting at the Republican Palace today, the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Sudan, Ambassador Hossam Issa, discussed the course of bilateral relations between Khartoum and Cairo,…
- Breaking News
International NGO MSF Alarmed Over Misuse of its Trademark Name in Sudan, Calls on Authorities to Urgently Address this Issue
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known by the official English name “Doctors without Borders” wishes to clearly dissociate from a Sudanese organization that holds the same name, who according to Sudanese media reports has issued a public statement in which it denounced the arrest of a Ministry of Health doctor in Jabal Marra region in South Darfur state. We stand in no relation to the NGO, their public statements, or any further content of the…