Hello there dear reader and welcome to the 41st issue from Abkraig Dispatch where you will read the monthly newsletter about business, tourism, travel, finance, technology, opportunities, and events in Sudan for June/2025.

HEADLINE OF THE MONTH

Passenger train trips are now available between those cities: Port Sudan, Atbara, and Khartoum

Table of Contents

• Travel, Tourism, & Culture

• Business

• Finance & Banking

• Technology

• Opportunities

  • Tenders, RFPs, RFQs, Bids

  • Jobs

• Conclusion

Travel, Tourism, & Culture

Travel, Tourism, & Culture in Articles

Travel, Tourism, & Culture in Infographics & Photos

Travel, Tourism, & Culture in Headlines

• Qadhafi Street in Sharq Al-Nil is being cleaned and rehabilitated

  • Source: Aljazeera

• Electricity returned to the city of Qetina in White Nile State after being cut for more than two months

  • Source: Aljazeera

• International El-Obeid Hospital restored its operations after being attacked by the terrorist Rapid Support Forces

  • Source: Aljazeera

• Maintenance are still being carried out for electricity infrastructure in Merawi

  • Source: Aljazeera

• Police issued a new regulation that bans anyone without a valid personal id or valid passport to travel anywhere within Sudan between all Sudanese cities using travel buses and is to be enforced in all bus travel stations and checkpoints. This law is applicable to both citizens and foreigners

  • Source: Blue Nile TV

• Government of River Nile State enforced a new law to ban using firearms in all wedding parties

  • Source: Blue Nile TV

• Electricity returned to the city of Dongola after being cut for more than 40 days

  • Source: Aljazeera

• Electricity returned to many areas of Omdurman after being cut for more than 10 days

  • Source: Aljazeera

• A new center for health emergencies and disasters is built in Sudan

  • Source: Aljazeera

• The extension of Africa Street in Khartoum is to be reopened again

  • Source: Alsharq

• A new center for kidney dialysis in Dinder opened in Sennar State

  • Source: Aljazeera

• Intensive care unit is restored in the hospital of Wad Medani hospital after being idle for a year

  • Source: Aljazeera

• Water station of Salha district in Omdurman is fully operational again

  • Source: Wakeep

• Al-Nos Street is being lit by solar street lights in Shambat Hilla District, Khartoum Bahri

  • Source: Wakeep

• Railways Authority declared the return of passenger train trips between Atbara and Khartoum

  • Source: Wakeep

• Electricity returned to Al-Dabba City in the Northern State

  • Source: Wakeep

• CT scan device of “GE Optima 520” is restored in military hospital in Omdurman

  • Source: Wakeep

• Sudanese Mineral Resources Company provided support of 350 million Sudanese Pounds (162,337 USD approximately) to improve the infrastructure of water networks in Wadi Halfa

  • Source: Wakeep

• Rehabilitation, and sanitization operations are being carried out in many hospitals in Gezira State

  • Source: Wakeep

• CT scan device in Al-Tharra Hospital in Wad Medani is to be operational again

  • Source: Wakeep

• Sudanese Mineral Resources Company provided support in the form of solar panels to the locality of Abo Hamad in River Nile State to improve the water network

  • Source: Wakeep

• Water station of Wad Medani is to be operational again with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters on daily basis

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• Historic buildings of Suakin was renovated by Turkiye and are now available to receive visitors and tourists

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• Fetihab bridge in the state of Khartoum is reopened for traffic

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• Water station of Al-Abbasiya District in Sennar is now operating with solar energy

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• 60% of random residential areas were removed in the State of Khartoum

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• Electricity returned to the state of Gezira

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• Government of Northern State enforced a curfew and banned fishing in all borders of Northern State from sunset to dawn

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• A child died from the sting of a scorpion in the River Nile State

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• Insecurity forces more than 2000 families to escape Al-Goz Locality in South Kordofan

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• More than 11,000 Sudanese citizens returned to Sudan

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• Doctors without Borders restored their operations in Wad Medani

  • Source: Sudan Plus

Business

Business in Articles

Business in Infographics & Photos

Business in Headlines

• Water is now being pumped again through the main channels in Gezira Irrigation Scheme

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• Sajjana Market is to be reopened again in Khartoum

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• Prices of sheep in Gezira State are between 300,000 SDG and 700,000 SDG (between 139 USD and 324 USD approximately) during the season of Al-Adha Eid

  • Source: Sudan Plus

• University of Technology and Sciences will reopen again in August/2025

  • Source: Sudan Plus

Finance & Banking

Finance & Banking in Headlines

• Sudanese French Bank restored its operations and rejoined EBS

  • Source: Sudanese French Bank

• Bravo mobile money app made a partnership with MIG money exchange to facilitate the receiving of Western Union international remittances and to be wired to the digital wallet of Bravo mobile money app directly

  • Source: Bravo

• Bank of Khartoum reopened its branch in Al-Shajara District in Khartoum

  • Source: Bank of Khartoum

• Current operating and working branches of Bank of Khartoum are:

  1. Wadi Halfa

  2. Abri

  3. Dalgo

  4. Borgaig

  5. Dongola

  6. Qoled

  7. Dabba

  8. Merawi

  9. Karima

  10. Abo Hamad

  11. Obaidiya

  12. Atbara

  13. Damar

  14. Shendi

  15. Port Sudan HQ

  16. Port Sudan Market

  17. Suakin

  18. Omdurman Thawra

  19. Omdurman Hattana

  20. Shabi mart of Kosti

  21. Halfaya

  22. Mohandiseen

  23. Mawrada

  24. Managil

  25. Fao

  26. Qadarif HQ

  27. Qadarif exports mart

  28. Kassala HQ

  29. Kassala Gash

  30. New Halfa

  31. Dowaim

  32. Assaliya

  33. Rabak

  34. Kosti

  35. Kenana

  36. El-Obeid HQ

  37. El-Obeid Tameenat

  38. El-Obeid industrial

  39. Delang

  40. Kadugli

  41. Tandalti

  42. Damazine

  43. Sennar

  44. Singa

  45. Wad Medani Al-Sunni

  46. Al-Soki

  • Source: Bank of Khartoum

Technology

Technology in Headlines

• Sudani Telecom company is now covering the land travel route between Atbara and Port Sudan with reliable telecom services to enable travelers between Atbara and Port Sudan to stay connected to internet and make phone calls without disruption

  • Source: Sudani

• MTN Sudan reopened its branch in Eastern Soba, State of Khartoum

  • Source: MTN Sudan

• Victory Shop is now selling recharging cards for accounts in Amazon.com and imo

  • Source: Victory Shop

• Zain Sudan reopened its branches in Kalakla Laffa, Al-Azhari, Al-Shinqiti, Al-Reef Al-Shamali Districts in the State of Khartoum

  • Source: Zain Sudan

• Due to disruptive devices that were introduced after the attacks committed by the UAE against the Sudan last month, Google Maps is failing to detect your exact location in the Red Sea State of Sudan, and may display it as located in Jeddah

  • Source: The Independent

Opportunities

Tenders, RFPs, RFQs, Bids

Jobs

Conclusion

That’s it for this month. Don’t forget to share this newsletter with your friends, family, and those who’re interested.

Cheers,

Ahmed El-Affendi.