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Generosity of Nature and Stinginess of Politics in Eastern Sudan
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid Whenever you meet someone from Eastern Sudan, especially in the countryside of the Red Sea State, you will never miss his or her skinniness, simplicity, intelligence, and the sarcastic smile! Then only a few moments and you will discover that you are dealing with a person who has legacy & history; a person who is fully aware of the causes of his misery and sufferings, as a result of the inequitable…
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Wadi Halfa.. The Lost Paradise
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Many may not know that the first public school in Sudan was established in 1883 in Wadi halfa, and was affiliated with the Egyptian government where education inspectors come to inspect the school from Aswan. It was then annexed to government of the Sudan in 1904. It was a mixed school, thus refuting allegation that girls’ education began in Rufa’a. Even Rufa’a Rafie Al-Tahtawi school, which was established in Khartoum, did not…
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Absurd Theatre!
Osman Mirghani As stipulated in Juba Peace Agreement, The Centre’s Path, and North Path will get 30% of the revenues. For the benefit of our readers who do not know the (Paths), we say that the parties of Juba talks divided the negotiations to (paths) i.e. Darfur Path, The Two Areas path, East Sudan Path, Centre’s Path, and North Path. The idea is circulated to justify that each region has its privacy which should be…
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“The Kilimanjaro Declaration”
Dr. Elshafie Khidir Saeid On 23 & 24 August 2016, two hundred and seventy-two representatives from across Africa and the African diaspora, representing civil society, trade unions, women, youths, writers, prominent intellectuals, people living with disabilities, parliamentarians, media organizations, and religious groups, convened a conference in Arusha, Tanzania, under the slogan “Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity”. The participants expressed their outrageous anger condemning the centuries of oppression, the plunder of natural and mineral resources, and the suppression of…
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Paris Conference
Mohammed Saad There are no other talks these days among the Sudanese than the high hopes for the Paris Conference for Supporting Sudan and its arrangements, considering that it represents the only savior to the Sudanese collapsing economy and that Sudan will be among the giant states. As expected of such occasions, rumors spread, spread to the extent that we published an essay in Brown Land about what we had thought was the organizing company…
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Stretching Two Ends Weakens the Centre
Omer B. Abu Haraz The untimely assassination of the Chadian President Idriss Déby last week will definitely have significant effect on the fragile western region of Sudan – Darfur. Déby is a victim of tribalism. Most of the tribes in Chad are extended in West Sudan. For instance, the Déby’s Zagawa tribe has existed in Sudan and it is one of the most prominent tribes in Darfur. Two important insurgent leaders of Sudan’s movements are…
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Draft of Internal Security Act: Pros and Cons
Al-Sammani Awadallah A wave of anger and mixed reactions overwhelmed the arena towards the draft of the Internal Security Act. The lawyers’ alliance expressed concern over the draft law which the ministry of justice will forward to the Sovereign Council and Council of Ministers for endorsement. The alliance considered the law as violating the constitutional document, besides it breaching the rights and freedoms which were the demands of the revolutionists. The alliance affirmed that the…
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FFC: From Glory to Clarification and Apology
Siddiq Dallai Old feelings on the Al-Jazeera TV’s professionalism led me to concentrate on a kind of promotional article by a Syrian lady about her experience since the start of the protests in her country a decade ago. The Syrian lady concluded her narration with an impressive phrase: “Where were we and how have we become?” She recalled that Syria, which had been a model of civilization and prosperity, has now become a ruin! In…
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Narcotics’ Invisible War
Muawad Mustafa Rashid The Sudanese Anti-Drug General Directorate has revealed an invisible war run by an international mafia that has found new markets in Sudan. The mafia works according to precise planning, targeting youth. The Anti-drug General Directorate warned against the aggravation of the phenomenon of narcotic spread, calling on all community sectors to coordinate in order to curb this phenomenon considering it is one of the real threats facing the Sudanese society through targeting…
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The Old and the New Security Apparatus
Osman Mirghani It seems that we don’t learn lessons from history, as we repeat the same mistakes in absolute inattention. 24 hours after April 1985 uprising, a disastrous decision was taken to dissolve the General Security Service, which resulted exposing the country’s secrets in no time, to the extent that some political parties were proud of publishing the secrets of the state. Now it is apparent that the same scenario will be repeated in front…