tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82034914642893521262024-02-20T22:07:06.084-05:00Adroub.net .: NEWS :.News about the Beja people of Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea.
قراءة هذا الموقع باللغة العربيةUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-2684350529204373892014-06-24T11:00:00.000-04:002014-06-24T11:06:21.086-04:00VIDEO. Sudanese protest in London EnglandMembers of the Beja Congress participated in a protest demonstration outside the Sudanese Embassy in London England on Saturday, June 21, 2014.<br />
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The Beja Congress has joined other groups in marginalized areas like the Nuba Mountains and Darfur, in order to pressure the central government in Khartoum to provide greater peace and security in the country of Sudan.<br />
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The protesters would like to have repressive laws abolished. The signs they carry call for hospitals not to be sold. They want no more war in Darfur, and a stop to aerial bombardment. Violence against women needs to be stopped. Genocide in the Nuba mountains needs to be stopped.<br />
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The Beja Congress banner (at 3.39) reads "Beja Congress of Easter Sudan for Eternal Peace... Democracy... Equality... Development."<br />
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of new agreements worth $100 million with the Islamic Development Bank
(IDB) to fund three projects.<br />
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The projects include $50 million to finance the Delta Toker agricultural project
as part of its previous pledges to the Eastern Sudan Reconstruction and
Development Fund.<br />
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Also, there is $50 million for
construction of an electricity carrier line between Babanousa and the third agreement deals with technical funding for the institutions for employment of youths.<br />
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Sudan's helped start the
IDB which is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Sudan was the first country to contribute to the establishment of the
bank.
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The bank has extended $1.5 billion for construction of dams
and other infrastructure projects in Sudan on recent years.<br />
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From<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201406050960.html" target="_blank"> All Africa </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-33865325463926747812014-06-04T15:59:00.000-04:002014-06-14T16:05:55.941-04:00Freedom of religion in Sudan - a dilemma<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On 15 May, a Khartoum court sentenced 27-year old Mariam Yahia
Ibrahim Ishag to death for apostasy for the supposed crime of converting
to Christianity. The sentence was handed down after Ms. Ishag — who was
pregnant at the time and has since given birth in prison – refused to
recant her faith.<br />
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Sadly, her case represents a pattern of violations of
fundamental religious freedoms in Sudan, which instituted the death
penalty for apostasy in 1991. This is the case in only three other
African countries: Nigeria (in some northern states), Mauritania and
Somalia.<br />
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Such religious intolerance in Sudan is an oxymoron, as
the country, even with the loss of South Sudan, still remains one of the
most diverse countries in Africa.<br />
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Sudan is home to sizable minorities
with distinct cultural heritages and languages; as well as religious
minorities, including Christians of various denominations, and followers
of traditional African religions.<br />
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But since 1989, following the
Islamist–sponsored military coup led by President Omar al-Bashir, the
Government has treated Islam as the official state religion, instilling
in the country’s laws, institutions and policies.<br />
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Since, thousands of
non-Muslims have experienced discrimination at the hands of the state.
Human rights groups have documented numerous cases of state-sponsored
discrimination, including the destruction or confiscation of churches.
Thousands of non-Muslims have also been forced to convert to Islam,
priests and church leaders have been persecuted, and thousands of
Christians punished according to <i>Sharia law</i>.<br />
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Yet, Christianity boasts a long and rich history in northern Africa, including northern Sudan, dating back to the first century.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article51185">Read the entire opinion piece. </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2014/may/meriam-yahia-ibrahim-gives-birth-in-sudan-prison-as-1-milio.html?paging=off">Many followup stories are identified here.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-64795296993490720882014-05-30T15:42:00.000-04:002014-06-14T15:43:52.291-04:00New road between Egypt and Sudan to open<br />
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And who will ride the ferries across Lake Nassar? And will they be missed?<br />
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<a href="http://www.oneworldonejourney.com/?p=422">One motorcyle traveller</a> says he would be Waiting 7-8 hours and sailing on the ferry from Aswan to for another 17-18 hours. Driving would have taken max. 5 hours. <br />
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Khartoum — The Egyptian minister of Commerce, Industry and
investments Munir Fakhri Abdel-Nur announced the land crossings between
with Sudan will be opened over the next few days to facilitate the flow
of trade between the two countries as well as central Africa and Common
Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).<br />
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Egyptian minister of Trade, Investment and Industry Munir Fakhri Abdel-Nur<br />
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According to Egyptian news agency (MENA), Abdel-Nur made the
revelation at the opening ceremony of the workshop organized by the
trade agreement sector at his ministry and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) on trade facilitation through the
development of ports and border crossings management.<br />
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The minister underscored the importance of strengthening the
performance of trade and transport corridors between Arab countries to
increase the flow of goods and people across borders and to help achieve
regional economic integration.<br />
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He also stressed the need to eliminate current obstacles and
challenges that hampers the development of inter-Arab trade which
Abdel-Nur Said accounts for only 10% of the total regional trade.<br />
Observers say that the inauguration of border crossings is held up by
disagreements over the Halayeb region which both countries claim.<br />
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<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201405261919.html">allafrica </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-31446750802249912902014-05-28T15:47:00.000-04:002014-06-14T15:57:37.992-04:00Suakin port - workers strike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last Saturday (May 26) workers and employees of the Containers Transportation
Department of the Southern Port in Port Sudan entered an open-end strike
protesting their low salaries, temporary contracts and the payment of
delayed allowances. The strike immediately led to an accumulation of
containers on the pavements of the Southern Port.<br />
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<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201405262034.html">http://allafrica.com/stories/201405262034.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-59948267955680549122013-10-06T20:51:00.000-04:002013-10-06T20:51:22.546-04:00Eritrean kids trafficked for body parts<div style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The
Free Lions, a former anti-government movement in Kassala State said
that entities involved in human trafficking in eastern Sudan are
violating human rights. Human trafficking and trade in human organs are
some of the key human rights violations, the Free Lions said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Various
media have reported that human trafficking is occurring in eastern
Sudan along areas bordering Eritrea. Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees as
well as Sudanese are being targeted by the traffickers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">El-Fatih Mahmoud Awad, a communication officer for the Free Lions Movement spoke to Sudan Radio Service about the issue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>“</span>In
fact the issue of human trafficking has become famous. The dangerous
thing is that they smuggle small children between the ages of 11-14 from
both genders with the aim of getting human organs,” he added<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">He claimed that the criminal groups behind the practice have devices for preserving organs harvested from the victims.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> “They
are taking the adults to the desert. They have fridges and doctors to
harvest organs like kidneys, eye corneas and blood. This has become a
booming trade,” he added<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Awad appealed to the government to address the issue seriously.</span>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Last
week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
expressed its concern about kidnappings and smuggling of Eritreans in
eastern Sudan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Source. <a href="http://www.sudanradio.org/index.php/using-joomla/extensions/modules/content-modules/177-human-trafficking-on-the-rise-in-eastern-sudan">SudanRadio.org</a> </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-26577951456311258842013-10-05T20:08:00.003-04:002013-10-05T20:10:07.740-04:00Work permits for 30,000 Eritrean refugees<br />
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Nearly 30,000 work permits will be granted to refugees in Sudan's Kassala state under an agreement with the UN refugee agency to improve the livelihoods of refugees and reduce their dependence on external assistance.</div>
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Thousands of Eritrean refugees live in large camps near Kassala city. </div>
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The agreement between UNHCR and Sudan's Commission for Refugees (COR), Kassala State, and Kassala Ministry of Finance - last week after negotiations that began in late 2011 - is an unprecedented step for refugees in Sudan. Work permits are essential for refugees to legally work and have the same employee rights as Sudanese citizens.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-81065591167453147552013-09-18T12:50:00.000-04:002013-09-18T12:50:11.466-04:00Museum to feature East Sudan might be built<div class="story-body">
Assistant of the President of the
Republic, Musa Mohamed Ahmed, Monday received in his office at the
Republican Palace the Dean of Fine Arts and Design Faculty at
Al-Mustaqbal University, Prof, Hussein Jama'an Omer, and discussed the
possibility of establishment of a museum for Sudan heritage in general
and for heritage of East Sudan especially.<br />
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Prof, Jama'an said in a press statement after the meeting that he
acquainted the Assistant of the President of the Republic on richness of
the Sudanese heritages and reached agreement with him to conduct a
comprehensive study for building a museum in Khartoum to include works
on the Sudanese folklore and East Sudan artistic works.<br />
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He affirmed that he felt understanding and support of the Assistant
of the President to the idea, explaining that efforts are underway to
find a site in Khartoum for building the museum.<br />
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<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201309170344.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201309170344.html </a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-27891354970647044392013-09-16T12:55:00.000-04:002013-09-18T13:05:10.287-04:00Iron Factory to open in Red Sea StateThe Minister of Minerals, Kamal Abdul-Latif, announced that the
inauguration of the Chinese Iron concentration Factory in the Red Sea
State would be next Wednesday {September 18, 2013}. In a statement to SUNA, Abdul-Latif said
that the factory is considered part of the Chinese Companies'
contribution to development of the minerals sector in Sudan.
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He noted that the factory operates in concentrating iron and raising
its quality for preparing for international competition, affirming his
ministry endeavor to develop the production of all minerals in Sudan,
top of them are chrome and copper.<br />
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<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201309160864.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201309160864.html </a><br />
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Questions that readily arise include: Will local people get any jobs? Where exactly is this located? What return comes to Sudan? - presumably China gets the pig iron?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-35594173985711724152013-08-25T22:35:00.000-04:002013-08-25T22:35:23.964-04:002006 Peace Agreement not fulfilled yetOver 700 Beja militants who voluntarily demobilized after the peace agreement was signed some years ago, with the expectation that they would be given jobs in the Sudanese Army, or in a police force, have been on sit-in strike for almost a month, as they still wait for placements.<br />
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From a report on <a href="http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/54064" target="_blank">RadioDabanga</a>:<br />
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A sit-in strike by 769 demobilised Beja Congress fighters at the
Office of Reintegration and Demobilisation in Port Sudan, capital of Red
Sea state, has entered its 24th day, apparently without any resolution
in sight.<br />
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The ex-combatants complain that the government has not absorbed them
into the civil and military services as stipulated in the Eastern Sudan
Peace Agreement (ESPA) signed in 2005.<br />
Hamid Idris, a member of the Legislative Council of Red Sea state,
told Radio Dabanga that the demobilised<br />
Beja Congress fighters are
maintaining their sit-in for the 24th consecutive day without the
national or state governments responding to any of their demands.<br />
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Idris cautioned that disregarding the demands of demobilised combatants could lead to an escalation of the situation.<br />
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The provisions of the ESPA on security arrangements called for the
return of Beja Congress combatants from Eritrea, where they were based,
and their integration into the Sudan Armed Forces under Disarmament,
Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) supervision.<br />
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<a href="http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/54064" target="_blank">etc </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-63488843726411868912013-07-24T19:15:00.000-04:002013-07-24T19:15:02.786-04:00Hunger in East Sudan? Let's fix it, please.<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_51f05da03bb0d2875052815">
Sudan warns of looming famine in eastern region, asks UN help <br /> <br /> Text of report in English by independent, Nairobi-based Sudan Radio Service, funded by US State Department on 22 July <br /> <br /> A leaked letter purportedly from Sudan's ministry of interior warns of a looming hunger crisis in Eastern Sudan due to lack of rain and<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> deteriorating environmental conditions.<br /> <br /> The alleged letter, written by Interior Minister Ibrahim Hamid Mahmud, is addressed to Ali Hasan Zatari, the UN resident coordinator for humanitarian affairs.<br /> <br /> Dated 19 July, 2013, it quotes figures from national health institutions saying that scarcity of rains, deteriorating environmental conditions and conflicts, have contributed to high rates of malnutrition among the general population in eastern Sudan.<br /> <br /> The letter adds that these factors have negatively impacted the livelihood of the people in eastern Sudan, and may lead to a disaster.<br /> <br /> The letter then urges Zatari's office to fund efforts to cover for the existing food gap. It adds that the implementation of the effort to alleviate the food shortage will be undertaken by the Sudanese Red Crescent Society and government partners in the eastern Sudan states.<br /> <br /> "Because of this we write to you hoping for your generous and appropriate contributions in filling the gap, while the implementations will fall on the shoulders of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) and government partners in the States."<br /> <br /> Sudan Radio Service's attempts to contact Zatari for comments on this issue were unfruitful. Efforts to reach [the] commissioner for relief affairs coordination, Sulayman Abd-al-Rahman, were also unfruitful.<br /> <br /> [Sudan Interior Minister Ibrahim Hamid Mahmud is from east Sudan and member of the Bani-Aamr ethnic group]<br /> <br /> Source: <a href="http://www.sudanradio.org/index.php/using-joomla/extensions/modules/content-modules/3911-sudan-warns-of-looming-humanitarian-tragedy-urges-un-intervention" target="_blank">Sudan Radio Service website</a>, Nairobi, in English 22 Jul 13 <br /> </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-45867558209749099682013-07-14T21:47:00.000-04:002013-07-14T21:47:14.672-04:00Beja Congress convention underway in Khartoum<br />
The Beja Congress has not yet made a decision on freezing
their participation in the government despite their grievances about the
implementation of the 2006 peace agreement, one of its officials told
Sudan Tribune today. The federal government has not paid promised funds offered as part of the ESPA.<br />
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The official denied reports that emerged claiming that the Beja
Congress decided to pull out from the government during its convention
currently underway.
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However, he noted that they have reservations on the government's behavior towards them and the progress of the peace agreement.<br />
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He stressed once inter-party deliberations are completed they will release a statement outlining their final position.<br />
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From the Sudan Tribune, via <a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201307140070.html" target="_blank">All Africa</a>. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-35478399149392669172013-07-06T16:08:00.003-04:002013-07-06T16:14:53.066-04:00Water shortage, so prices rise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The water shortage in Port Sudan is prompting many people to migrate
to other cities in Sudan. This is overstretching the bus system, that
has seen ticket prices soar from SDG80 ($18) to SDG150 ($35) on the
black market, while a tin of water has risen from SDG4 ($0.90) to SDG5
($1.14).
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And activist from Port Sudan told Radio Dabanga that with the ongoing
water shortage has caused overcrowding and panic at the bus station.<br />
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"As there are no clear solutions in sight, most of the population
want to desert the city, so the price of a ticket from Port Sudan to
Khartoum and other cities has risen to SDG150 ($35)," he said. "Neither
the central government nor the state authorities are serious about
finding solutions to the water crisis. When the First Vice President
committed visited the city, he promised to provide funds as well as ten
large tankers to relieve the crisis, but a month has passed without
result, and peoples' suffering continues to grow," the activist
lamented.<br />
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From June 28, 2013. <a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201307010698.html" target="_blank">AllAfrica</a> . Additional info in this article about the malnutrition of children. (see below.)<br />
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The Medical Director of the Children's Hospital in Port Sudan, Dr
Zafaran Al Zaki, has confirmed that there has been an outbreak of acute
malnutrition among children in eastern Sudan.
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In an interview with Radio Dabanga, Dr Al Zaki said that it is
occurring in various segments of society, and affects about 30 per cent
of children. She says that this figure can be expected to rise during
the period from October to March, attributing it to "economic factors
and the acute poverty among people of eastern Sudan".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-20828411223659836302013-06-18T14:59:00.000-04:002013-06-18T14:59:00.235-04:00Port Sudan running out of water<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Satellite view shows the dam and water reservoir north west of Port Sudan.</i></div>
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Reports from parliamentarians in the Red Sea State suggest that the water supply situation in Port Sudan is desperate.<br />
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From Radio Dabanga... as reported on June 12, 2013 at <a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201306130172.html" target="_blank">AllAfrica</a><br />
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A member of the Legislative Council of Red
Sea state, Hamid Idris Suleiman, has warned of "a real disaster in the
coming days" as the water crisis in and around Port Sudan deteriorates
on a daily basis.
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"The high temperatures are exacerbating the situation, but the
Khartoum government has not yet come up with any alternative sources or
viable solutions. Suleiman told Radio Dabanga that although the
Legislative Council is well disposed to the Khartoum cause, when Red Sea
State Governor Mohamed Tahir Aila met with President Omar Al Bashir,
"he only came back with promises without solutions".<br />
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Suleiman mentions that all Governor Aila returned with was "the
National Congress Party's instruction to Legislative Council members not
to talk about the water crisis again".<br />
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"The members of the Legislative Council make no decisions nor have
they any political will other than that of the National Congress Party,
which is run by a group headed by Al Bashir, so I did not expect that
there would be any solutions forthcoming from the Khartoum government,"
he said.<br />
Suleiman expressed surprise at "the efforts of the National Congress
Party leaders in Red Sea state regarding mobilisation for Jihad".<br />
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"By opening recruitment camps, focusing on mobilisation and
disregarding the thirst that's threatening their state, they are
forgetting the problems of citizens who are about to die of thirst."<br />
Radio Dabanga reported last month that Red Sea State's Ministry of
Education was to close schools and kindergartens "due to a lack of
drinking water".<br />
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Aswan-Abu Simbel road (2007) sourced from <a href="http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5235/egypthighwayaq4.jpg" target="_blank">skyscraper city</a></div>
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From Aswan south to Abu Simbel, the highway has been paved. Officials are excited about new opportunities for Egyptians. They make no note of the coming loss of the weekly ferry from Aswan to Wadi Halfa along the River Nile.<br />
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<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201305200148.html" target="_blank">From AllAfrica: </a><br />
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The new road will reduce the cost of goods transport by 80%
percentage and reactivate the signed agreements between the two states.
Sudan had already welcomed Egyptian investments in fields of
agriculture, industry and fisheries that will benefit both countries.<br />
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Engineer Abdu Rabo Ahmad at the General Authority of Roads &
Bridges in Aswan said that the road had been paved from Aswan to
Abu-Simbil and gravelled to Qustul port with guiding signs, up to the
Sudanese city Wadi Halfa.<br />
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On his part the Governor of Aswan city Major General Mustafa
Al-sayied stated that Egyptian-Sudanese relations will witness a huge
improvement particularly in regard to infra structure projects and
rehabilitating land roads, besides improving logistical services in the
High dam and Wadi Halfa ports, thus transforming Aswan and Halfa into
attractive investment locations.<br />
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... the article goes on.<br />
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Red Sea State Wali [Governor] Tahir Aila</div>
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The First Vice President of the Republic, Ali
Osman Mohamed Taha, has given a directive for more concern with issues
of the citizens of the Read Sea State and to focus on support to the
development and services projects in the state.<br />
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This came during his meeting Tuesday at his office in the Republican
Palace with the Red Sea State's Wali (governor), Mohamed Tahir Aila, who
briefed Taha on the performance of all the services and development
organs in the state, in addition to the projects carried out by the
state particularly those relating to support for the poor and low-income
families.<br />
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The Wali (governor) said in a press statement following his meeting
with the First Vice president that they reviewed the security, services
and social situations in the state.<br />
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He noted that the First Vice President has given a directives for
addressing problems that hinder the work process and to speed up
implementation of water and electricity projects in all the state's
localities.<br />
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<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201305080362.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201305080362.html </a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-54951743350466767962013-04-30T22:12:00.000-04:002013-04-30T22:12:00.367-04:00Pediatric hospital in Port Sudan serves the very poor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An Italian NGO has built an 18 bed pediatric hsopital outside Suakin to serve the children of very poor Sudanese, including local Beja.<br />
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There are three outpatient clinics, hospitalisation and sub-intensive care wards, a dispensary, service areas and professional staff, modern equipment and spotlessly clean rooms. As the first free pediatric clinic in Africa, the hospital has been a lifeline for some of the continent’s most underprivileged mothers and their children. Many of the patients here are recent arrivals to a nearby refugee camp. The clinic they use is as good as any that can be found elsewhere in the continent and at the very least offers their children a better chance of life.<br />
Raul Pantaleo, the architect and one of the board members of Emergency and partner in Tamassociati, explains: ‘During the war, a lot of refugees moved to Port Sudan so right now the city is in the middle of nowhere and rapidly expanding. The clinic is based in a huge area of poor people and it’s the only medical facility for children available to them.’ He explains that the clinic, like others built by Emergency, are designed to meet Italy’s own standards of construction and medical requirements, which ensures world class treatment for all its users.<br />
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The hospital design includes a garden. The architect says, ‘Gardens are not a marginal part of our designs, they are somehow the centre of our projects. We want in two years for there to be a real garden and real trees. What makes the building friendly is the garden; it’s somewhere that makes them feel comfortable. They can sit down and the kids love to walk on the grass. It’s like a playground for them.’ It is not just children who take advantage of the space: ‘It has become something of a meeting point for the whole community as it’s the only place where there are shadows and water in the daytime and light in the nighttime.’<br />
Port Sudan Pediatric Centre occupies an area close to the ancient city of Suakin and its aesthetics found their way into many visual aspects of the structure. ‘It was completely built with coral stone. Nowadays, everyone in Port Sudan is using concrete bricks but before building we decided to use traditional coral stone and brick for the façade,’ says the architect. <br />
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To counter the climatic extremities of Sudan, Pantaleo turned to traditional ways of cooling and as with all Emergency projects, local advice and skills were central to the successful outcome of the project. ‘There are fantastic people in Port Sudan called the Beja, who are desert people and are one of the biggest populations in the region,’ he says. ‘We had technicians come in for the building who worked there permanently with local people. We only used a special technician for finishing, like tiles, but all the rest was built by the local community.’<br />
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‘Our buildings are quite simple, but they are still very rooted in their traditions. When it was unveiled the people couldn’t believe there was such a clean and efficient hospital for free, just for them. It was a sort of miracle and a wonderful feeling because they perceived that we really do take care of them. It is a matter of respect,’ he says. To ensure that Port Sudan’s population has some sense of ownership towards the building, Emergency has trained local staff so that the clinic remains a Sudanese enterprise. ‘Apart from a pediatrician and a nurse, the rest are all Sudanese. We want to keep a high standard to the clinic. We don’t just build a hospital and then move away.’<br />
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See more pictures and read<a href="http://www.brownbook.me/foundations-for-life/" target="_blank"> the full article.</a> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-56610845090644773112013-04-28T21:57:00.000-04:002013-04-28T21:57:53.781-04:00Another minority group oppressed by governmentOfficials in the Sudan, the almost completely Muslim remainder of the
nation from which a Christian and tribal South Sudan broke away from
recently, say they won’t be issuing any more new licenses for church
buildings.<br />
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They explain that what with the “arrests, detentions and
deportations” of Christians, some of the existing buildings already are
empty.<br />
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The announcement came just recently from Al-Fatih Taj El-sir, the
minister of guidance and endowments for the nation of Sudan. It was
documented <a href="http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=news&id=1438&search=">in a report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide.</a><br />
<br />
“The minister explained this decision by claiming that no new
churches had been established since the secession of South Sudan in July
2011 due to a lack of worshipers and a growth in the number of
abandoned church buildings. He added that there was therefore no need
for new churches, but said that the freedom to worship is guaranteed in
Sudan,” CSW said.<br />
<br />
The ministry, however, explained that the announcement comes against a
backdrop of a massive repression campaign against Christians in the
portion of the old Sudan that now is almost entirely Islamist.<br />
<br />
Just before the Sudanese announcement, CWS noted that Catholic priest
Father Maurino and two expatriate missionaries were deported.<br />
<br />
“The two missionaries, one from France and the other from Egypt,
worked with children in Khartoum. According to Fr. Maurino, no reason
was given for the deportations,” CSW reported.<br />
But the goal isn’t hard to determine, with Maurino explaining that
Christians are in trouble in Sudan since the government sought to
Islamize the country and eliminate the Christian presence.<br />
<br />
CSW’s own documentation gives evidence, since 2012, of “an increase
in arrests, detentions and deportations of Christians and of those
suspected of having links to them, particularly in Khartoum and
Omodorum, Sudan’s largest cities. There has also been a systematic
targeting of members of African ethnic groups, particularly the Nuba,
lending apparent credence to the notion of the resurgence of an official
agenda of Islamisation and Arabisation.<br />
<br />
“The campaign of repression [has] continued into 2013, with foreign
Christians being arrested and deported at short notice, and those from
Sudan facing arrest, detention and questioning by the security services,
as well as the confiscation of property such as mobile phones, identity
cards and laptops. In addition to the arrests and deportations, local
reports cite a media campaign warning against ‘Christianisation’,” CSW
reported.<br />
<br />
In February alone at least 55 Christians linked to the Evangelical
Church in Khartoum were detained without charge, the report said.<br />
<br />
Andrew Johnston, CSW’s advocacy director, said, “The recent spike in
religious repression in Sudan is deeply worrying. The minister’s claims
of guaranteeing freedom to worship are at odds with regular reports of
Christians being harassed arrested and in some cases expelled from the
country at short notice. We urge the Sudanese government to end its
campaign of harassment against the Christian community and respect the
right of all of its citizens to freedom of religion or belief, as
outlined in Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Sudan is a signatory.”<br />
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Sourced from <a href="http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/sudan-no-new-churches-necessary/" target="_blank">World Net News</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-84702335446318913052013-01-04T12:44:00.000-05:002013-01-04T12:46:07.759-05:00BOOK - covers plant use by bedouins in Arabia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bedouin Ethnobotany offers the first detailed study of plant uses among
the Najdi Arabic-speaking tribal peoples of eastern Saudi Arabia. It
also
makes a major contribution to the larger project of ethnobotany by
describing aspects of a nomadic peoples' conceptual relationships with
the plants of their homeland.<br />
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This
volume includes a CD-ROM featuring more than 340 color images of the
people, the terrain, and nearly all of the plants mentioned in the text
as well as an audio file of a traditional Bedouin song and
its translation and analysis.
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A review published in Saudi Aramco World (Sept/Oct 2012) notes that the author, James Mandaville has an impressive knowledge of Arabian plant life. "His insights into the nomadic way of life makes this book a treasure for anyone who wishes to know how the Bedouin survive in so harsh and unforgiving an environment."<br />
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<pre id="line1">British and Egyptian flags flying in front </pre>
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A series of photographs that capture the disappearing elements of Sudanese development in the 20th Century will be on display at Oriental Museum of the University of Durham, from January 1 - March 1, 2013.<br />
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Many culturally important buildings built during the rule of the British are slowly deteriorating due to neglect of maintenance. They have been reused for other purposes. Some of the railway buildings have been abandoned to the desert. Frederique Cuventas captured many photos during a six year period up to 2010.<br />
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The exhibit is called: <span class="item-body" id="cphMain_rptItems_lblBody_9">Disappearing
Heritage of Sudan, 1820–1956:
Photographic and Filmic Exploration in Sudan. It documents the remnants of
the colonial experience in Sudan from the Ottoman, Egyptian and British
periods.</span><br />
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<span class="item-body" id="cphMain_rptItems_lblBody_9">This exhibition<a href="http://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/disappearingheritage/" target="_blank"> has previously been shown at the Brunei Gallery</a> at the University of |London, UK. For a few months, starting in September 2013, it will be shown at the University of Khartoum.</span> <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-4379348877452669112012-12-21T11:19:00.001-05:002012-12-21T11:19:13.906-05:00United Nations urged to ban FGMThe United Nations adopted a resolution on Thursday, December 20, urging countries to ban female genital mutilation. The resolution is not legally binding. <br />
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The World Health Organization estimates that about 140 million girls and women have received this operation, which removes part or all of the external female genitalia.<br />
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At the UN, nations have been asked to approve the resolution: "take all necessary measures ... to prohibit Female genital mutilation and to protect women and girls from this sort of violence.<br />
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<a href="http://adroub.blogspot.ca/2007/06/egypt-bans-female-circumcision-after.html" target="_blank">Egypt</a> has banned clitorectomies, and <a href="http://adroub.blogspot.ca/2007/04/eritrean-legislation-bans-clitorectomy.html" target="_blank">Eritrea </a>has too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-73806127685459377332012-12-05T13:12:00.001-05:002012-12-05T13:16:50.034-05:00Tourism Festival opens in Port SudanThe British Ambassador to Sudan visited Port Sudan a few days ago, for the opening of the Sixth Red Sea Tourism Festival based in east Sudan. Check out his <a href="http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/petertibber/2012/12/02/a-visit-to-port-sudan/" target="_blank">blog entry</a>. The article starts out like this...<br />
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I visited Port Sudan for a few days last week. A 10 hour car journey
that began several hours before dawn finally drew to an end as we
weaved through the Red Sea hills into a Port Sudan decked out in bunting
for the opening of the <a href="http://www.rstfestival.com/news/7--22-.html" title="Red Sea State Festival">6th Red Sea Festival for Tourism and Marketing</a> and caught our first sight of the sea.<br />
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The festival was one reason for my visit. We are participating in the
exhibition with a display of photos about HM The Queen’s State Visit to
Sudan in 1965. It’s part of our celebration of her <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8203491464289352126" title="The Diamond Jubilee">60<sup>th</sup> jubilee </a> this year.<br />
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It seemed particularly appropriate to bring the display to Port Sudan
because there is an even earlier royal connection here: King George V
(the Queen’s grandfather) visited near-by Suakin in 1912.<br />
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The British Ambassador, Peter Tibber, also shared his visit with some local Beja people. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-15700722599831528952012-11-14T13:31:00.003-05:002012-11-14T13:33:35.084-05:00European Conference about East SudanGms: Khartoum, Nov. 7 (SUNA)<br />
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Assistant of the President, Musa Mohammed Ahmed, who is currently on a
visit to United Kingdom, has gotten acquainted with the British Sports
Establishments as well as the British experience in terms of
organization of O Sudan Olympic games, recently hosted in London, in
order to be utilized in the construction of Sport City.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, the Assistant of the Republic met in London with the
community of Eastern Sudan and Beja Tribe in order to know their visions
and points of view in regard to supporting the implementation of the
East Sudan Peace Agreement as well as its political, economic and social
programmes in order to push forward the cycle of development in East
Sudan.<br />
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The meeting agreed to organize an exceptional Conference for the
communities of East Sudan in all the European countries in order to
mobilize their contributions in the development and rehabilitation of
East Sudan.<br />
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<a href="http://gmsudan.com/20121107/east-sudan-communities-in-europe-to-hold-exceptional-conference/" target="_blank"> http://gmsudan.com/20121107/east-sudan-communities-in-europe-to-hold-exceptional-conference/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-41945528916875947662012-11-09T13:34:00.000-05:002012-11-14T13:35:46.940-05:00Herders and farmers clash in west Sudan<br />
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El-Geneina — During a meeting in El-Geneina,
West Darfur on Thursday November 8, the High Committee for Protecting
the Agricultural Season, headed by Abdullah Hamdan, adopted several
decisions to solve the longstanding issues between farmers and herders,
Radio Dabanga has learned.<br />
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The committee includes the national administration of farmers and
herders, head Commissioner and Sultan of Dar-Massaliet, Saad Bahr
al-Deen, as well as civil society representatives and government
officials.<br />
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The decisions include prohibiting of early grazing, which will be
implemented from 28 February 2013.<br />
Furthermore, fines of 200 pounds will
be imposed in case of deliberate trespassing and damaging of farms, the
committee's chairman stated.<br />
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Additionally, a decision on a military or police intervention was
adopted. The intervention will be requested in case of a dispute between
herders and farmers that local commissions cannot resolve on their own,
Hamdan added.<br />
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During the meeting, the farmers expressed their deep concern about
the repeated attacks on their farms by herders and the trespassing onto
their lands.<br />
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<a href="http://gmsudan.com/20121107/east-sudan-communities-in-europe-to-hold-exceptional-conference/">http://gmsudan.com/20121107/east-sudan-communities-in-europe-to-hold-exceptional-conference/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203491464289352126.post-42565568726818789452012-11-01T14:10:00.003-04:002012-11-01T14:11:17.112-04:00Beja leaders meet in Port SudanThe Central Committee of the Beja Conference Party has concluded session
last Sunday [October 21] in Port Sudan under chairmanship of the party’s chairman
Musa Mohammed Ahmed. The committee issued recommendations including
congratulations to the Sudanese people on signature of the cooperation
agreements with the South Sudan on the 27th of September in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.<br />
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The committee members hailed patience of the two countries’
delegations to the negotiations preceded the agreement. They also
appreciated efforts of friendly countries and the African Union
mediators in boosting lasting peace in the two countries. Central
Committee of the Bija Conference Party called for adopting dialogue as a
basic means for realizing peace in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile
states.<br />
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