Museum to feature East Sudan might be built

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.

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.

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.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201309170344.html

European Conference about East Sudan

Gms: Khartoum, Nov. 7 (SUNA)

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.

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.

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.

 http://gmsudan.com/20121107/east-sudan-communities-in-europe-to-hold-exceptional-conference/

Beja leaders meet in Port Sudan

The 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.

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.

http://gmsudan.com/20121026/beja-conference-party-concludes-meetings-of-central-committee/

Marginalized - Again!

Khartoum — A Sudanese presidential assistant representing the eastern part of the country has complained against lack of his inclusion in decision-making.

Musa Mohammed Ahmad, leader of the former eastern rebel Beja Congress (BC) and current aide to President Omer Al-Bashir, revealed his frustration while addressing the opening session of his party's general-congress held in the capital Khartoum on Tuesday.

According to Musa, whose party joined the government as part of a 2006 peace agreement that ended nine years of a low-intensity armed conflict in eastern Sudan, their participation in power is "deficient"
The presidential adviser went on to elaborate saying that he is constantly excluded from decision-making circles and his jurisdictions are limited whether on federal or regional level. He called for the importance of giving his group full jurisdictions and participation in executive authorities.

In his speech, Musa also harked back to the beginning of their armed struggle against the government in mid-1990, saying it was justified by their loss of hope for any recognition of their demands by successive central governments.

East Sudan which comprises the states of Kassala, Red Sea and Al-Qadarif is one of the least developed regions in the country along with the western region of Darfur and the southern regions of Kordofan and Blue Nile.

Musa's complaint of being sidelined in the center of power mirrors those of other rebel leaders from other marginalized regions who struck peace deals with Khartoum. Darfur rebel leader Mani Arkoi Minnawi also cited similar grievances during and after his short stint in power as a presidential assistant before re-joining the rebellion.

President Omer Al-Bashir also addressed the BC conference on Tuesday and was present when his aide complained of limited power participation.
Al-Bashir said in his address that the federal government is committed to fund development projects in the east.

East Sudan peace agreement provided for the establishment of a reconstruction and development fund to receive a total of 600 million US dollars in four years to fund development projects in the region.

Originally posted on August 28, 2012

Sourced from All Africa

Sudanese Feds to complete peace agreement

 Ali Osman Mohamed Taha [sudaneseonline.org]

The Sudan News Agency reports that The First Vice President of the Republic, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, has affirmed the state's support to complete implementation of Eastern Sudan peace, besides pressing ahead with the implementation of development and services projects.

This came when he met Tuesday with the Assistant of the President, Musa Mohamed Ahmed.

The Assistant of the President of the Republic said that the meeting reviewed the efforts being exerted to implement the remaining items of Eastern Sudan peace agreement, announcing that agreement was reached to hold a meeting of the Higher Committee for Implementation of Eastern Sudan Peace on February 20.

He pointed out that the meeting also discussed the political situation in the country, particularly with regard to preparation for the permanent Constitution, stressing the importance of contact with the political forces to realize national consensus on the Constitution.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201201251017.html

ESPA - implementation reviewed

Assistant of the President of the Republic and Deputy chairman of the Higher Committee for implementation of East Sudan Peace Agreement, Musa Mohamed Ahmed, Tuesday chaired a meeting which reviewed the implementation of the items of the East Peace agreement.

The meeting included the Presidential Advisor and official of East Sudan File, Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, and Chairman of the Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, Dr. Sulaf-Eddin Salih. In a press statement following the meeting at the Republican Palace, Dr. Ismail said that the meeting was aimed to discuss the item on the demobilization of staff of the Eastern Front, after hearing a report of the Commission's Chairman.

He said that after deliberations the meeting decided to submit a report supported by proposals addressing the item of demobilization and reintegration to the Vice-President of the Republic and Chairman of the Higher Committee, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, prior to issuing the required directives for enforcement of the remaining assignments as soon as possible. Sudan News Agency learned that Dr. Ismail will leave for Kuwait on July 14 to discuss progress of implementation of projects by East Sudan Reconstruction Fund.

AllAfrica.

Red Sea State meets with BC Chairman

Port Sudan - The Governor of the Red Sea State, Dr. Mohamed Tahir Ailla, received in his office Sunday Assistant to President of Republic and Chairman of Beja Congress, Musa Mohamed Ahmed, at the end of his several-day visit to the state.

The meeting discussed the cooperation between the state and the Beja Congress and the need for coordination between all political forces secure the internal front and to confront the challenges facing the country.

Member of the Central Committee of the Beja Congress, Mohamed Al-Hassan Haddab, said following the meeting that the visit dealt with the coordination between the National Congress (NC) and agreed on the need to unite the visions for boosting the development in the Red Sea State.

From Sudan Vision

Musa Ahmed sets Al-Bejah Congress meeting

Kassala — The Al-Bejah Congress in Kassala State Thursday [Mar. 17] organized a meeting with representatives of the political forces in the state toward preparing for an inclusive conference of the people of the eastern Sudan as an initiative of the Assistant of the President of the Republic, Musa Mohamed Ahmed.

The Secretary General of Al-Bejah Congress, Jaafar Mohamed Adam, explained that this initiative came when the country is witnessing changes that necessitate real unity and responsibility to make landmark progress in east Sudan in all fields and to participate in rehabilitation and development of in Sudan.

He pointed out that this initiative aims to supporting the unity of Sudan and boosting the peace process and realizing sustainable development in east.

Adam said that the initiative also aims to assessing the implementation of East Sudan Peace Agreement and assuring the unity of the people of the east. He indicated that similar meetings are held in Gadara and the Red Sea states coinciding with this meeting.

As reported in allAfrica. Q.

Revision of the ESPA ??

Sudan Vision Daily reports that Special Assistant to the President of Sudan, Musa Mohamed Ahmed, returned after a two day visit to Eritrea.

The visit to Asmara allowed conversation with Eritrean officials about the impact of the Referendum in  South Sudan, and the large amounts of money pledged at the Donor's conference in Kuwait.

Additionally, "his talks focused on revising East Sudan Peace Agreement as well as the implementation of the remaining clauses."

Musa described his visit to Asmara as fruitful, explaining that the relations between Sudan and Eritrean have developed greatly through the exchange of continuous visits by officials in the two countries.

He said that there are mutual understandings between the two sides with regard to the implementation of service projects in the border areas.

"Halayeb could ignite conflict"

A Sudanese Presidential Advisor has issued a statement clarifying the Presidential Assistant's statement that Egypt should immediately return the Hala'ib triangle to Sudanese control.

In the new statement by Dr. Ghazi Salah Addee. he says that the previous statement by Mousa Ahmed, of the  Beja tribe is confusing.

The new statement tries to undo the rashness of the first statement by putting the regional hopes of the Beja people into a national context, and by putting possible negotiations with Egypt into a more appropriate timeline.

There was much grace given, as there was no condemnation of the Assistant's person at all.

Read the statement at Sudan Vision.

Musa Ahmed wants Hala'ib region back

A senior official in President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir's government has demanded that the Egyptian army "immediately" cedes control of Halayeb, bringing back to the fore Sudan-Egypt's longstanding territorial dispute over the border region.

The Egyptian army seized control of Halayeb region, which occupies an area of land measuring 20,580 square km in the border areas of the Red Sea coast, after relations between the two neighbors plummeted due to the 1995's failed attempt by Islamists allegedly backed by Sudan to assassinate Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa.

In an interview relayed on Wednesday [February 16] by Al-Shurug Satellite TV, Sudan's presidential aide and leader of the former eastern rebels Beja Congress Musa Mohammed Ahmad called on the Egyptian army to pull out of Halayeb "immediately" so the area would not become a "bone of contention" between the neighboring nations.

Musa stressed that the issue is now easier to settle after the resignation of Mubarak whose regime Musa accused of "deliberately inciting sedition" between the two countries, expressing hope that the new Egyptian government would correct the mistakes of the old regime.

Mubarak was ousted last Friday [February 11] after 18 days of public protests against his 30-year rule. The Egyptian army is now the controlling power in the country for a six months transitional period open for extension.

Musa urged the high council of the Egyptian army to immediately pull out of Halayib, claiming that historical documents confirm that the area belongs to Sudan.

The official expressed support for the proposal put forward by Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to refer the issue of Halayeb to the UN Security Council (UNSC), saying that ruling on the issue would be in the favor of Sudan because the latter possesses documents confirming that "the triangle is 100% Sudanese"

Sudanese officials have long avoided raising the issue of Halayeb in public for fears of angering their Egyptian counterparts. Sudan has avoided registering voters inside Halayeb for the elections which took place last year despite earlier assertions that the region was included as a constituency.
But the issue of Halayeb flared up in July of last year when President Al-Bashir made a surprising assertion that "Halayeb is Sudanese and will stay Sudanese" while addressing a rally of his supporters at the coastal town of Port Sudan.

However, Al-Bashir's remarks were brushed aside by Egypt's foreign minister Ahmad Aboul-Gheit who said that "the Southern borders to Egypt are well known at latitude 22° and I see no need to further indulge in the historical backgrounds [of this subject]."

The Egyptian minister further noted that there was an agreement between Bashir and his Egyptian counterpart to make Halayeb and integration and development zone.

The genesis of the disputes over Halayib dates back to as early as 1958 after Sudan gained independence from Anglo-Egyptian Condominium. The wrangle is a result of a discrepancy in the demarcation of political boundaries set by the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium and the ones set earlier by the British in 1902.

Cairo rejects any international arbitration over the area. This week Sudan's foreign ministry said that the country's complaint to the UNSC on Halayeb pending since 1958 is renewed annually for consideration.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201102180834.html

Previous stories on this blog include
http://adroub.blogspot.com/2010/07/halaib-triangle-still-under-dispute.html

and
http://adroub.blogspot.com/2009/12/beja-congress-leader-stopped-at-border.html

and
http://adroub.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-access-to-halayeb-triangle.html

and
http://adroub.blogspot.com/2009/06/open-letter-to-us-president-obama.html

Joint oversight commission formed

On December 21, officials from Kuwait and Sudan will sign agreements at the first joint technical ministerial commission meeting. Deals in investment on land transport, fine arts, culture and information, animal resources and trade will be signed, as a follow-up to the Donor and Investment Conference.

http://smc.sd/eng/news-details.html?rsnpid=30787

UPDATE: President Bashir gets on board with this coordinating effort after a briefing by his assistant, the (former?) Beja Congress leader Musa Mohamed Ahmed.

Over 1100 students graduate

 
A graduation ceremony for 1101 graduates of the training courses in the administrative and technical fields was held recently. The ceremony was organized by the East Sudan Development Fund in cooperation with the National Institution for Development and Rehabilitation.
 
The Assistant of the President of the Republic, Musa Mohamed Ahmed, addressed the graduates. He noted various political concerns such as the International Criminal Court's warrant to arrest the President Bashir, and the coming referendum for south Sudan. He called on all citizens of Sudan to participate in the development and re-building of the country.
 
http://www.sudanvisiondaily.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=59160

Musa Ahmed on ESPA

Home News: Presidential Advisor Briefs Eritrean Delegation on East Sudan Peace Posted on Tuesday, May 11 @ 10:13:58 BST by admin SUNA

The Assistant of the President of the Republic, Musa Mohammed Ahmed, Sunday briefed the visiting Eritrean delegation, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Osman Salih, on the latest developments in Sudan and the implementation of East Sudan Peace Agreement.

Musa affirmed in a statement to SUNA after the meeting the important role being played by Eritrea as a mediator of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement. Ahmed said that the meeting reviewed outcome of the elections in Sudan as well as Eritrea's contribution to the unity of Sudan and the plans for the coming period. He said that the meeting touched on the progress of the relations between Sudan and Eritrea and means of consolidating them further.

http://www.sudanvisiondaily.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=56737
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