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After 800 Days, People in Sudan say “Kiizan” and “Qahata” are the Same!
Mekki ELMograbi The confirmed situation in Sudan now is the state of equilibrium or balance of ugliness between the former regime of Bashir and the newcomers who belong to both sides of the transitional government; military and civilian. During the days after 11th of April 2019 – when the Sudanese military had ousted Al-Bashir – the expectations were very high and the only party that was unpopular and extremely ugly in the eyes of the…
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Sudan on US Administration Radar
Muawad Mustafa Rashid The observations and analyses of most of the international political and strategic circles to determine the US Administration policies towards Sudan are multiple, especially after the recent steps and procedures taken by the US Administration. One of the most important reports on the scene of the Sudanese/American relations was published by US Al-Monitor website under the title: Sudan Takes Center Stage in US Regional Strategy. The report started with an affirmation that…
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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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Who Dares to Invite the Elephant to the Room?
Mekki ElMOGRABI I received many comments on one of the twelve questions on US-Sudan relations posed in my last article. The question was: “Does secularism work for Sudan? Did Sudanese people overestimate the power of secularism advocates and liberal activists – who came to power after the change – in gaining more attention and support from the international community? Why were they abandoned by the USA and Europe? Does this make secularism unpopular and give…
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Power Generation Crisis
Osman Mirghani According to the Minister of Energy Eng. Jadain Ali Obied in his press conference, the total electricity power which is supposed to be generated in Sudan should be 4000 megawatts from hydroelectric and thermal generation, while the actual production doesn’t exceed 1800 megawatts with a deficit of more than 55%. This is a dangerous status as it affects all the economic production entities; let alone what it does to the health and educational…
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The Sovereign Council
Mohammed Saad At first it seemed that the Sovereign Council’s tasks represent the aspirations of the transitional period, such as the implementation of the dreams and ambitions of the Glorious December which overthrew the holistic regime which people suffered a lot from it besides the international community reservations on its running the state. But during this entire period the Sudanese populace had not seen much from the Sovereign Council aside from some news about diplomatic…
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Twelve Critical Questions on US-Sudan Relations
Mekki ElMograbi – Khartoum 1. Does coercive normalization with Israel help US-Sudan relations? Why did the Trump administration appear to be forcing Sudan to take the decision while it was already a marketable and popular step at the time? Since February 2020, several voices had supported the Burhan – Netanyahu meeting, but called for more time for direct talks. How can the Biden administration continue in the same process without using the same means? 2. …
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Endorsement of Trade Union Act on March
Prime Minister Dr. Abdallah Hamdok has emphasized the importance of broad consultation over the new Trade Union Act to ensure unanimous coincidence, besides the necessity of recalling the history of the extended trade union work in drafting the act.
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Three Possible Scenarios for Sudan to Avoid War and Division
Mekki ElMograbi – Khartoum Most expectations in Sudan before the falling of Bashir’s regime (1989-2019) were reduced to either one of two options; either successful change drives to real democracy or chaos drives to Yemeni or Libyan scenarios. In reality, what had happened is most likely to drive the country to one of other three scenarios. During my service in Washington D.C. as a media attaché for Sudan Embassy, I was very famous among US-Africa…
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Sudan’s New Horizon
M.H. Nuwar – Khartoum The US Administration is heading towards reshaping the theaters of its foreign interests and influences. Within the new president-elect Joe Biden the US Administration and its involvement in the executive action, the new US Administration is expediting in repositioning its stances towards the foreign relations dossier. This is done through new visions towards the Yemen crisis and the parties involved in it, using hard statements against the Saudi Crown prince, and…