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Brown Land Anniversary
Mohammed Saad Kamel When Brown Land published its issue number one a year ago, the most optimistic views expected that this publication will last not more than 3 months at most, considering the pessimistic history of the English press in the country. Sudanese papers like the other papers in the Arab world did not witness stability in general, with the English press not being an exception from that background. Accordingly, when we publish our first…
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A Presidential Election Could be a Solution
Osman Mirghani The unification of the civilian component is considered for many of us as the mascot which will bring the country out of its crisis. But the question that poses itself is how we can create one front to rule the country. Firstly: We should get rid of the word (civilian) versus (military). The (national) component represents all the Sudanese inside and outside the country in all professions and sectors Secondly: with this understanding,…
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General Abboud’s Wisdom Is a Solution
Omer B. Abu Haraz On November 17, 1958, General Ibrahim Abboud, the then the Commander of Chief of the Armed Forces, assumed rule of Sudan after a weird coup when P.M. Abdallah Khalil of Umma Party in his capacity as Prime Minister and Minister of defense took over under the allegation that the safety and security of the country are threatened by the intervention of a neighboring country – Egypt. The allegation was unfounded because…
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JPA: Time-out
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Preamble: There is no doubt that the revolution which ousted the Al-Bashir dictatorship was another actual opportunity, or say the most important in Sudan’s history to make the aspired change towards building a sustainable civilian state. The revolution came within a difficult and complex national political context besides the changeable regional and international conditions being negative or positive. Peace remained an agreed-upon priority amid all the political forces in Sudan but without…
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Worries on Sudan’s Future
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid For a while now, several groups within and outside Sudan have been active in launching initiatives that seek a safe way out for the country from its current crisis. Personally, I do call for a positive interaction with any of these initiatives as long as: they are launched from platforms, institutions, or personalities, that enjoy the respect of everyonethese initiatives acknowledge that the present acute political crisis in the country was…
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Heroism: A Virtue Modern Rwanda and Rwandans Owe Everything to
Abel BuhunguRwandan Head of Mission to Sudan Every year on 1st February, Rwandans both inside and outside Rwanda reminisce on the love for their country and the virtue of heroism that is the bedrock of modern Rwanda. They on this day celebrate and applaud the farsighted brave men and women who in history established the Nation of Rwanda and those that came after them, for their contribution to making Rwanda what it is today. Heroism…
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UNITAMS: SAF and GIS Part of the Consultations
Al-Sammani Awadallah The initiative launched by the UNSG Special Representative in Sudan Dr. Volker Perthes on January 8th remained under consultations facilitated by the UN over the political process in Sudan through involving all the Sudanese stakeholders. The consultations were stalled due to the continuous barricades and the blocking of the bridges, a matter that makes it difficult for the UNITAMS to approach some of the components in the Sudanese political process. Accordingly, the UNITAMS…
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Stride Forward on the Right Path for a Better Post-COVID World
Ma XinminChinese Ambassador to Sudan On January 17, 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a special address, titled Forge Ahead with Confidence and Fortitude to Jointly Create a Better Post-COVID World, at the 2022 World Economic Forum Virtual Session. This is the third time China’s top leader has addressed the Davos forum, the weathervane of the world economy after he gave two speeches at the event in 2017 and 2021 respectively. President Xi Jinping’s address…
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The Invitation of Volker
Mohammed Saad The legendary journalist Eng. Osman Mirghani proposed in one of his columns that Dr. Volker should directly air all the consultations and meetings held between him and the Sudanese parties, after which a roundtable conference could be held. He subjected his proposal to the desire of the people to see and listen to what is going on behind closed doors. It is now two weeks since Mirghani wrote his proposal, but it is…
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Sudan and the United Nations Initiative
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid The killing and bloodshed in Sudan are no longer confined to the known civil war and the bloody conflict zones. Rather, it is expanded to reap the lives of young demonstrators who took the streets armed only with chants of throats, yet their heads were blown up by the “Doshka” and sniper bullets, and the brains of the future were scattered over their tender bodies that dreamed of a civil democratic…