Month: April 2022
- Breaking News
Dagalo: “We Do Not Want to Enter the Elections Without Having a Consensus”
Staff Writer Deputy Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Hemedti, confirmed that the measures taken on October 25 were agreed upon by all parties, including the resigned Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, all civilian and military members of the Sovereign Council, and the parties to the Juba Peace Agreement. Dagalo made it clear during the construction and reconstruction youth breakfast this evening in a hall that they waited for reconciliation between the political parties…
- Columns
The Return of Ghandour and Not the NCP
Osman Mirghani Prof. Ibrahim Ghandour was released from prison along with a group after being accused under the Terrorism Act. The problem was not their arrest or the accusations as long as it is possible to confront the accusation by the legal procedures, but the problem was they stay behind the bars of the prison for long times without being investigated. This system is normal politically as the legal procedures are utilized to become a…
- Columns
RCs Accept Early Elections
Omer B. Abu Haraz The gallant December 2018 revolution ousted the strongest autocratic regime in the history of Sudan. It was a reinforced regime by the mixture of the military to ideology. For 30 years the regime was backed by the International Islamic Movement. The regime had close connections with the Islamic fundamentalists all over the region – from Morocco to Afghanistan. Leaders of terrorist groups frequently visited Sudan. A historic conference of Islam Fundamentalists…
- News
Dagalo Meets Head of UNITAMS Mission and the Envoys of the African Union and IGAD
Staff Writer Khartoum – 12/04/2022 – Vice-President of the Sovereign Council, Lieutenant-General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, received in his office today the tripartite mechanism, which includes both the head of the United Nations mission, Volker Peretz, the envoy of the African Union, Professor Mohamed Hassan Ould Labat, and the IGAD envoy, Ismail Aweys. The meeting discussed the latest developments in the country and the efforts made by the three parties to facilitate dialogue between the Sudanese…
- News
MSF Supports Ministry of Health in Conducting Measles Vaccination Campaign in East Darfur
Staff Writer Khartoum – April 2022 — Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is supporting a vaccination campaign launched by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in East Darfur state to stem a measles outbreak and increase the protection of children’s lives through immunisation. The initiative targets about 30 000 children between six months and 15-year-old.Since early 2022 hundreds of suspected cases of measles have been reported across East Darfur state. The MSF received its first…
- Opinion
Welcome Back, Wise Man
By Mekki ELMOGRABIPress Writer on African AffairsWhatsApp & Telegram +249912139350elmograbi@gmail.com The report “Sudan: Breakthrough is on the Horizon” posted on the website of Global America and African Affairs has published my answer to the question: “Is the release of Professor Ibrahim Ghandour, former foreign minister, head of NCP seen as a sign of de-escalation, or is it just a tactic by the military to force political forces to speed up the negotiation process before members…
- Columns
The Collapse of the Values & Ethics System
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Last week an obscure female journalist called Safa Al-Fahal threw her shoe toward Al-Toum Hajo who was one of the speakers of a press conference organized by the Forces of Freedom and Change (National Reconciliation) at SUNA premises to announce its structure. She said while throwing the shoe “This is my comment on what is said by the speakers at the podium.” Another incident took place a week earlier when a prominent…
- Columns
Africa
Mohammed Saad The area of Africa = 30.37 million square kilometers The area of China = is 9.6 million square kilometers The area of the USA = 9.8 million square kilometers The area of Europe = 10.18 million square kilometers Africa is bigger than Europe, China, and the USABut in most of the world’s geographic maps, Africa is shown intentionally as lower than its area to establish the visual impact that Africa is small, feels…
- News
Finance Minister: “The Arab Funds Meetings are Achieving Good Results”
Staff Writer In Relation to Dealing with Sudan’s Debts and Arrears, and in Refinancing Projects Jeddah 04/07/2022 (SUNA) — The annual meetings of the Arab financial institutions, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, began today, Thursday, in the coastal city of Jeddah. Where Dr. Jibril Ibrahim, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, and the membership of Mr. Hussein Jangoul, Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, and the accompanying technical delegation, chaired the annual…
- Columns
A Failed Transitional Period
Omer B. Abu Haraz By all measures or assessments, the current transitional period is a failed one. It was preceded by two successful transitions from a military autocratic rule to a full-fledged democratic rule. Unfortunately and sadly enough the democratic civilian rule did not last long in Sudan. In 66 years after independence, only 14 years were civilian rules including 2 years of transition. That is to say only 12 years out of 66 years…