Reports
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The role of local civil society organizations in rehabilitating Native/ Tribal administrations for Peace-building in Sudan
Shawgei Salah Ahmed One of the more important factors in this quest is civil society organizations. They can be defined as organizations that work in the collective field between the state and private sector establishments, which aim to maximize social capital, in addition to defending the interests of their members and the national interests, and carry out voluntary work free of charge. Civil society organizations include associations, leagues, unions, parties, clubs, and cooperatives; meaning everything…
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Border Conflict in Africa: Part 2 — Western Sahara Conflict
Abudigana Al-Tahir Within the annals of African conflicts, not many have lasted as long or been as intense as the Western Sahara War of Morocco and the self-governing Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. With a general span of fifty years, and more intense fighting of nearly 16 years, it still gives African peacekeepers a conundrum of mythical proportions. The conflict began from an insurgency by the Polisario Front against Spanish colonialist forces from 1973 to 1975…
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GERD between Kinshasa and Washington: Openness to All Options
Al-Sammani Awadallah In the latest news on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ethiopia has invited Sudan and Egypt to nominate dam operators for date exchange before the filling of the dam in the upcoming rainy season. Sudan’s irrigation minister welcomed the step of exchanging process within a legal and binding agreement for the filling process. Meanwhile, the tripartite talks of irrigation ministers from each of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia over the dam, which took…
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Africa: The Land of Gold (5)
Haffiya Abdalla Sudan is experiencing a gold rush and is now the second-largest producer of gold in Africa and the ninth in the world. However, its production is driven by unregulated, artisanal (individual subsistence) mining: more than 1.5 million men who put their lives at risk to dig for and extract the precious metal. To much of their dismay, the government in Khartoum is pushing to attract foreign investors and introduce more industrialized methods. The…
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Social Responsibility: The Absent Obligation
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Social responsibility means that individuals and companies have a duty to act upon that is in the best interests of their environment and society as a whole. The crux of this theory is to enact policies that promote an ethical balance between the dual mandates of striving for profitability and benefiting society as a whole. It is an ethical theory in which individuals are accountable for fulfilling their civic duty, and the…
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Border Conflict in Africa: Part 1 — Hala’ib
Abudigana Al-Tahir Despite centuries of conflict, death, and tragedy, coverage of issues in Africa has often been ignored, oversimplified, or excessively focused on limited facets. Deeper analysis, background, and context has often been lacking, so despite what looks like constant images of starving children in famines, and news of billions in aid arriving to Africa from generous donor countries, background context and analysis is usually missing. In this series, a more in-tune view of Africa…
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The Role of Crafts and Small Enterprises in fighting against Poverty and Hunger in Africa
Shawgei Salah Ahmed The issues of poverty and hunger in Africa are complex with intertwining factors. Many thinkers have tried to find solutions that fit the current situation on the African continent. Collective ownership is the defining feature of the economy; this experience has been accompanied by some successes and many failures due to the absence of many factors, such as absence of the principle of accountability for dictatorships in which wealth and power accumulated…
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Sudan on US Administration Radar
Muawad Mustafa Rashid The observations and analyses of most of the international political and strategic circles to determine the US Administration policies towards Sudan are multiple, especially after the recent steps and procedures taken by the US Administration. One of the most important reports on the scene of the Sudanese/American relations was published by US Al-Monitor website under the title: Sudan Takes Center Stage in US Regional Strategy. The report started with an affirmation that…
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Egypt, Sudan Joint Air Drill: Who is the Message to?
Al-Sammani Awadallah The Egyptian and Sudanese air forces concluded a joint exercise last week in Meroe’s Air Base in Northern Sudan. The drill, dubbed “Nile Eagles 2”, was aimed at improving the skills of the forces in carrying out joint air operations. According to official statements, the troops also conducted joint sorties to attack hostile targets and protect vital targets. 1st Lt. Gen. Mohamed Othman Al-Hussein, chief of staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces, high-ranking…
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Africa: The Land of Gold (4)
Haffiya Abdalla The mining industry of Sudan was mostly driven by the extraction fuel minerals, with petroleum accounting for a substantial contribution to the country’s economy til the autonomous region of Southern Sudan became an independent country in July 2011. Gold, iron ore, and base metals are mined in the Hassai Gold Mine. Chromite, another important mineral, is extracted from the Ingessana Hills. Other minerals extracted are gypsum, salt, and cement. Phosphate is found in Mount Kuoun and Mount Lauro in eastern Nuba. Reserves of zinc, lead, aluminium, cobalt, nickel in the form of block…