Reports
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Hate Speech Is Not Free Speech
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Hate speech is defined as “public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation”. Around the world, we are seeing a disturbing groundswell of xenophobia, racism and intolerance. Hate is moving into the mainstream – in liberal democracies and authoritarian systems alike. And with each broken norm, the pillars of our common humanity are weakened. Hate speech…
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Zakat to finance sustainable development in Africa, opportunities and challenges
Shawgei Salah Ahmed Thinking about financing sustainable development from zakat funds came as a result of the growth of an economy based on ideas and theories derived from the Islamic religion, especially after the economic shock that occurred in the first decade of the twenty-first century. 22% of the world’s population is Muslim, and Islamic finance was estimated at $2 trillion in 2015. The Islamic finance industry has expanded rapidly over the past decade, rising…
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Sudan Eligible for Debt Relief under HIPC
Al-Sammani Awadallah The recent decision issued by the Word Bank, according to which Sudan is considered eligible for assistance and the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, besides its access US$2bn in World bank grants, is considered an important step towards writing off of Sudan’s total external debt estimated at US$60billion. This will open the door wide for Sudan to start development and reconstruction through its engagement in the international community. The IMF and…
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Africa: The Land of Gold (3)
Haffiya Abdalla Billions of dollars’ worth of gold are being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East – a gateway to markets in Europe, the United States and beyond – a Reuters analysis has found. Customs data shows that the UAE imported $15.1 billion worth of gold from Africa in 2016, more than any other country and up from $1.3 billion in 2006. The total weight was…
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Weekly Round Up #9
Muawad Mustafa Rashid No Person Can Replace a Mother Mother’s Day is upon us – a day which celebrates life, continuous giving and a stream of unconditional love. This is the day when we all take a moment to celebrate the woman who has given us life and nurtured us into becoming the man or woman we are today. We would like to take a moment here to wish all the mothers a Happy Mother’s…
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Egyptian Navy Arrests 17 Sudanese Sailors.. Efforts to Release the Ship (Nadir)
Al-Sammani Awadallah The Egyptian authorities seized the Sudanese ship (Nadir), along with 17 Sudanese and 1 Egyptian sailor who were on its deck. The vessel sailed for maintenance, but the Egyptian authorities demanded payment of US$75,000. The captain of the ship sent an SOS for help from the Sudanese authorities to intervene to release the ship, which had been under the seizure of the Egyptian authorities since 14th of February without cause according to what…
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The Africa We Want: Megaprojects for sustainable development 2063, the required political, economic, and environmental improvement
Shawgei Salah Ahmed Long-term strategic planning for the African continent is a big step forward. When a failure in planning is considered planning for failure, then many efforts on the continent need to be honed and refined in one crucible for an integrated vision of the virgin continent, the cradle of humanity. Development in this planning is a prominent indicator of the growing awareness of the young generation. On this continent, it is noticeable that…
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Africa: the Land of Gold (2)
Haffiya Abdalla Introduction From the 5th to the 8th century, gold was the main exported commodity due to the demand of coinage. The export of this precious metal increased from the 7th to the 11th century, as the Mediterranean countries started to demand gold in abundance. Encouraged by these initial commercial transactions, countries like Mali and Ghana took advantage of the situation and exploited the potential of gold as a raw metal for minting: the reason why…
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Sudan Receives First Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines with Over 800,000 Doses
Haffiya Abdalla – Khartoum Sudan is the first country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to receive vaccines against COVID-19 following the arrival of over 800, 000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the Khartoum. The vaccines were delivered with UNICEF’s support through COVAX, a coalition co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, and the Vaccines Alliance and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), which ensures equitable distribution of COVID-19…
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Turkey and Egypt: Will They Push Forward the Normalization Process?
Al-Sammani Awadallah – Khartoum A reconciled address was aired by the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in which he announced that Ankara doesn’t see any reason to prevent the improvement of relations with Saudi Arabia, adding that Turkey is ready to respond to any positive steps from Riyadh, and also the United Arab Emirates. He didn’t neglect the relations between Turkey and Egypt, considering that the two countries have no objection in establishing cordial relations…