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Alarm Bell!
Muawad Mustafa Rashid According to the Central Statistics Office, Sudan’s average inflation rate rose to 378% in May. The statistics office statement pointed out that inflation has increased due to the hikes of the prices of several commodities and services. Meanwhile, the price of the US dollar exchange rate against the Sudanese pound has witnessed a sharp increase on the black market in Khartoum. The continuation of the Sudanese pound deterioration has affected trade movements…
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Suspension of negotiations with the Hilu movement
Mohammed Al-Noorani I spoke in the previous article about the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-Northern Abdelaziz El-Hilu’s raising of the ceiling of its demands, which this time came as strange to its predecessors, such as deleting the name of God from all letters and correspondences of government offices and adopting Wednesday as an official holiday for the whole country instead of Friday and Saturday. The movement was not successful in presenting its causes for which it…
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Sudan’s Fifth Transition Period
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid Since its independence, 1st January 1956, Sudan has witnessed four transition periods, and now we are almost approaching the middle of the fifth period. The first transitional period was after the exit of the British colonizer, and the other three came after the overthrow of the dictatorial regimes, in October 1964, April 1985, and April 2019. Another one came after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Al-Bashir’s government and…
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It Hasn’t Fallen Yet!
Osman Mirghani Last Thursday on the Sudanese National TV Channel hosted a talk show program Lawyer Dr. Mohammed Al-Zain and Mr. Nour Addaim from Peace Group. In the program, Al-Zain slammed the economic policy of the government especially the recent decisions, but all of a sudden the presenter of the program received a directive to end the episode. It seemed that the presenter did not respond at first, but due to the repetition of the…
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The Right Self-determination and Recalculations
Mohammed Al-Noorani In each round of negotiations, the SPLM-North of Abdelaziz El-Helou continued to raise the ceilings of its demands, which are not consistent with the size of the movement. Where the SPLM raises issues that claim, from the point of view of its leadership, that they represent the citizens of Southern Kordofan, specifically our people (the Nuba). It is true for the people of Southern Kordofan, objective issues that have been cumulative since independence.…
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The failure of WestminsterDemocracy in Sudan….!(4-4)
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid From what we have discussed in the three previous articles, we concluded that: a- Throughout the democratic periods since independence, Sudan has been adopting the liberal democracy, the Westminster model, with a record of failure all through. b- This doesn’t mean that liberal democracy itself is invalid, but what is invalid for Sudan is the Westminster model and other models valid and practiced in the developed countries that have peculiarities &…
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Consensus on Foreign Policies
Omer B. Abu Haraz It seems that Sudan is on the verge of a radical change in governance. The previous diversity in the political arena was tainted by a rainbow of ethnicity, ideology, and prejudice to a strong regional axis. This diversity is enhanced and bolstered by an abnormal number of political parties, military insurgency groups, and tribal groups. The numerous political bodies in their conflicting interests and ideologies impeded the safe and easy governance…
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The Spoilers (2)
Mohammed Saad Kamil A failed state is a government that is not able to provide the essential responsibilities for a sovereign state e.g. military defense, imposing rule of law, justice, education, economic stability et. The joint characteristics of a failed state include continuous civilian violence, crimes, corruption, literacy, and the collapse of the main infrastructure. Even if the state is working perfectly is could fail if it lost its credibility and the confidence of the…
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Rights vs. Dreams
Muawad Mustafa Rashid We did not dream of taking part in the World Cup Tournament, a dream perceived by many unattainable and possible for some others in years to come if only we planned well for it like others. A guy from the developed world as an aid to have asked another man from the third world about what his dreams were? “A decent house, lucrative job and wife,” replied the man. “These are your…
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Seize the Historic Opportunity of BRI for Common Development of China and Sudan
Ma XinminChinese Ambassador to Sudan Over the past 100 years, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has gained rich, valuable experience in state governance, one of which is adhering to the basic national policy of opening up. Since the 18th National Congress, the Party and the state have ushered into a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Facing the changes in domestic and international situations in the new historic context, the CPC Central Committee,…