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Sudan at Stake!
Omer B. Abu Haraz Historically, since the independence of Sudan in 1956, not a single coup attempt succeeded in ousting a governing military regime. All Successful military coups were against the civilian democratic rule. The first successful military coup was staged by the chief in command of the army General Ibrahim Abboud and the top brass of the army against the democratically elected Umma Party government led by Abdallah Khalil. Abboud rule (1958 – 1964)…
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Sudan-China Relations and their Brighter Future
Neimat al Naiemneimatalnaiem@yahoo.com On the 26th of September China celebrated its 72nd founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China at the Embassy in Khartoum with the participation of representatives from the diplomatic Corps in Sudan and China, the mass media, and distinctive figures. Chinese Ambassador to Khartoum Ma Xinmin addressed the occasion and highlighted the glorious history of China and the great achievements since the founding of the Republic of China in 1949. He…
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A Failed Attempted Coup in Sudan
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid It is not the first time to hear about an attempted coup in Sudan that people were talking about some time before it happened. Last year, when the country was about to go for the lockdown due to the COVID19 pandemic, it was reported in the newspapers that “a source in the Military Intelligence, revealed that the Islamists in the army were planning a military coup known to some members of…
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For a Hassle-Free Transition… (2)
Altaher Satti The head of the Legal Committee for Freedom and Change, Nabil Adeeb, has another opinion about the date of transferring the presidency of the Sovereign Council to civilians, which is different from the others .. June next year is the date of the end of the presidency of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, according to Nabil’s opinion, and not November this year, as he stated in more than one meeting during the past days and…
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Tensions Escalate Between Civilian and Military Components
Al-Sammani Awadallah The differences between the civil and military components in Sudan diverge, and the tension between them escalated, as the regular forces withdrew their forces from the Committee for Removing Empowerment, Fighting Corruption, and Recovering Funds. In turn, the committee launched an urgent appeal for the revolutionaries to flock to the committee’s headquarters to protect it. This comes at a time when the President of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,…
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Sticking to Failure!
Mohammed Saad Kamel Two years have passed since the start of the transitional period where people were aspiring to witness a considerable boom in the economy of Sudan to the extent that some Sudanese said that our economy will jump to become one of the strongest economies regionally and internationally. But on the contrary, the country witnessed a total collapse in all aspects, and that is evidenced in the few last days after the start…
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Tourism Revives Sudanese National Economy
Ahmed Hassan Hurga Sudan is one of the seven countries with a variety of tourist attractions in culture and archeology and the Nile, which is an important tributary in attracting tourists alongside diving tourism in the Red Sea. Although it is one of the countries with the potentials to occupy an important position in the global tourism market, according to its natural historical possibilities. However, the country has not to be benefited from this in…
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Shocking Figures on Drop-out Rates
Muawad Mustafa Rashid According to UNICEF’s comprehensive overview on Sudan’s education activities and results in 2020, approximately three million school-age children do not go to school. There are huge disparities between the eighteen states in Sudan. The most vulnerable groups are girls, children affected by conflict, refugees, internally displaced persons, children in rural areas, and children from poor households. In addition, there are high drop-out rates, especially for girls and children living in rural areas.…
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Is the Glass Half-Full?
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Frankly speaking, I am suffering a lot in providing the basic needs for my small and extended family. The dire economic conditions which our country is witnessing have knocked on the doors of all houses and left their fingerprint on them. But afar from our sufferings, an important question emerges, is there a glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel that makes us endure the current sour conditions? Let us…
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Brexit and Africa
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid Not long before the British exit “Brexit” from the European Union, the British government has been preparing for a new strategy for the post-Brexit phase, which could contribute to strengthening its economic and trade relations with the world. It was clear that the African continent has been at the heart of this strategy. Britain’s heading to Africa comes as a necessary return after the decline of the British role in the…