Abkraig Dispatch🐊32: Shanyraks Over the Horizon

Cooca Tree grown in Darfur. Source: Wakeep

Hello there dear reader and welcome to the 32nd issue from Abkraig Dispatch where you will read the monthly newsletter about business, tourism, travel, finance, technology, opportunities, and events in Sudan for September/2024.

HEADLINE OF THE MONTH

Zain Sudan is to be the first telecom company in Sudan to offer internet data plans to its consumers that would reach up to 1 Tera Byte

Table of Contents

Travel & Tourism

Travel & Tourism in Articles

Travel & Tourism in Videos

Travel & Tourism in Infographics & Photos

Travel & Tourism in Social Media

Travel & Tourism in Headlines

  • A new passports factory was build in Atbara, and it will be printing out the passports for the residents of those cities: Atbara, Shendi, Matamma, Wadi Halfa, Karari, Merawi, Dongola

    • Source: Sudanese Police, Sept/2024

  • Lemon Taxi offers the service of ordering taxi rides via voice calls if the internet connection isn’t stable through those cell numbers: 00249922000997, 00249100100003

    • Source: Lemon Taxi, Sept/2024

  • Civil aviation in Sudan studies the resume of Turkish Airlines operations in Sudan

    • Source: Turkish Ambassador in Port Sudan, Sept/2024

  • A new Turkish ambassador “Fatih Yeldiz” was appointed to Sudan

    • Source: Wakeep, Sept/2024

  • Government of the State of Khartoum offers free malaria medicine and medical checkup

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • A specialized skiing playground has opened in Shendi

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • Government of the State of Khartoum banned all tea ladies from working after 5 pm

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • The police branch of Omdurman locality restarted its operations

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • The travel road between Atbara and Haya is available again for usage

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • Travel and shipping trips between Sudan and Egypt via Nile River ships will start from next month

    • Source: Sama Alsudan, Sept/2024

  • Sudanese ambassador to Moscow “Mohammed Al-Ghazali” was appointed to be the new Sudanese ambassador to Kazakhstan (serving from Moscow)

    • Source: Hash Sudan, Sept/2024

  • Sudan and Qatar are to build a new air navigation center in Port Sudan

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • An epidemic of malaria has spread in Burri District of Khartoum

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • Petrol stations of Omdurman restarted its operations again after being paralyzed for a whole year

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • Hassan Abdulsalam was appointed to be the new Sudanese Ambassador to Vietnam

    • Source: Wakeep, Sept/2024

  • Ordering and delivering Sudanese Passports for Sudanese residents in Bahrain is available now via the Sudanese Embassy in Manama

    • Source: Ministry of Interior, Sept/2024

  • 1041 people were infected by Cholera in River Nile State

    • Source: Beam Reports, Sept/2024

  • Dengue fever is now spread in Soba Sharq neighborhood in Khartoum

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • Ministry of Health declares that there are more than 5000 active cases of Cholera amongst the nation

    • Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024

  • Turkish Ambassador - Fatih Yildiz - visited Port Sudan Airport to evaluate the starting of direct flights between Istanbul and Port Sudan

    • Source: Turkish Ambassador to Sudan, Sept/2024

  • A 300 years old Sudanese Sulcata Tortoise was shot dead by the terrorist Rapid Support Forces

    • Source: a post by Ahmed Alshaker (a Sudanese official army officer on X), Sept/2024

  • Sudanese embassy in Muscat launched a digital platform for registering information for Sudanese citizens who violated the residency laws of Oman in order to be pardoned of their violations financial penalties and deported back to Sudan

    • Source: Hash Sudan, Sept/2024

Business

Business in Articles

Business in Infographics & Photos

Business in Headlines

  • Sadagaat made a partnership with Cisco to provide teaching and e-learning services

    • Source: Sadagaat, Sept/2024

  • The port of Port Sudan is receiving around 300,000 containers annually

    • Source: Alsharq Sudan, Sept/2024

  • Land registration authorities in the State of Khartoum declares that all procedures of selling or buying lands after the 15th of April/2023 to be anulled

    • Source: Beam Reports, Sept/2024

  • Gezira University opened doors for those who want to enroll in masters and phd programs

    • Source: Gezira University, Sept/2024

  • Sudan consumes 43.2 tons of coffee beans

    • Source: Aljazeera, Sept/2024

  • Khartoum TV channel restarted its operations from Omdurman

    • Source: Wakeep, Sept/2024

Finance

Finance in Articles

Finance in Infographics & Photos

Finance in Headlines

  • Blue Nile Mashreg Bank offers the service of opening a bank account online from its mobile app

    • Source: Blue Nile Mashreg Bank, Sept/2024

  • Alnile Bank in Al-Qadaref declares that it will be open on Saturdays and will be open for 6 days weekly instead of only 5 days

    • Source: Alnile Bank, Sept/2024

  • Mohammed Al-Ghazali - Sudanese Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Russia - visited “Bank Center Credit” in Kazakhstan in order to facilitate business deals between Sudan and Kazakhstan

    • Source: Mohammed Al-Ghazali (Sudan’s ambassador to Kazakhstan and Russia), Sept/2024

Technology

Technology in Infographics & Photos

Technology in Headlines

  • Zain Sudan is to be the first telecom company in Sudan to offer internet data plans that would reach up to 1 TB

    • Source: Zain Sudan, Sept/2024

  • The Ministry of Interior urges all citizens to report all crimes and violations committed against them or witnessed by them to the police via the digital platform for reporting crimes and violations: www.sudanpolice.net

    • Source: Hash Sudan, Sept/2024

Events

Past Events

Opportunities

Tenders, RFPs, RFQs, Bids

Grants

Jobs

Awards, Prizes, Contests

Courses

Fellowships and Scholarships

Programs

Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) - Sudan SME Catalyser Program - برنامج تحفيز الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة في السودان

Welcome to the Sudan SME Catalyser Program application form. This form contains questions designed to gather information that will assist us in the participant selection process. We kindly request accurate details to facilitate classification and evaluation. The program aims to support businesses by providing financial guidance and assistance. After this initial phase, technical guidance and selection will follow. You can complete the application in either Arabic or English. The Sudan SME Catalyser is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through and is implemented by African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) in partnership with 249Startups. مرحباً بك في استمارة طلب المشاركة في برنامج السودان لتحفيز المشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة. يحتوي هذا النموذج على أسئلة مصممة لجمع المعلومات التي ستساعدنا في عملية اختيار المشاركين. نرجو التكرم بطلب تفاصيل دقيقة لتسهيل التصنيف والتقييم. يهدف البرنامج إلى دعم الشركات من خلال توفير التوجيه والمساعدة المالية. بعد هذه المرحلة الأولية، سيتبع ذلك التوجيه الفني والاختيار. يمكنك إكمال الطلب إما باللغة العربية أو الإنجليزية. يتم تمويل برنامج تحفيز الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة في السودان من قبل الوزارة الاتحادية للتعاون الاقتصادي والتنمية من خلال صندوق تحدي المشاريع الأفريقي بالشراكة مع 249Startups، ويتم تنفيذه من قبل صندوق تحدي المشاريع الأفريقي.

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.

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