One of the exams halls at the University of Khartoum. Source: M. Albadwey

Hello there dear reader and welcome to the 24th issue from Sudan Croc Dispatch where you will read the monthly newsletter about business, tourism, travel, finance, technology, opportunities, and events in Sudan for Jan/2024.

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Recap of Sudan Croc Dispatch for the year 2023

This would be my Recap for my monthly newsletter of Sudan Croc Dispatch for the year 2023 in which I shall be mentioning the best…

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Travel & Tourism

Travel & Tourism in Articles

The Food Enthusiasts of Sudan and South Sudan

Image source: Sudanese Kitchen When comes to Sudanese and South Sudanese cuisines, there is much to explore and experience with their various unique spices, flavours and smells. With certain dish...

500wordsmag.com/food/the-food-enthusiasts-of-sudan-and-south-sudan

Khartoum State Bans the Use of Motorcycles - Sudan Events

Khartoum - Sudan Events The Governor of Khartoum, Ahmed Othman Hamza, on Wednesday issued a decision

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/17/khartoum-state-bans-the-use-of-motorcycles

The Muse in 2023, The year of turbulence and resilience - The Muse multi studios

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Old Dongola’s Historic Fabrics Analyzed - Archaeology Magazine

www.archaeology.org/news/12048-240111-old-dongola-fabric?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fsudan

Sudan war: Heavy hearts for the artists painting the pain of conflict

Exiled artist Galal Yousif says his work Man With a Heavy Heart embodies Sudan's loss since April.

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Preserving the music of Sudan in Oakland

A young Oakland woman from Sudan is digitizing old music cassettes for a new diaspora generation. What it means to preserve culture in a time of war.

www.kalw.org/2024-01-11/preserving-the-music-of-sudan-in-oakland?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fsudan

Sudanese Lions Evacuated to Jordan - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Wildlife Conservation Forces have evacuated a group of wild

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/17/sudanese-lions-evacuated-to-jordan

African Story of Napata Kings: Exhibition in French Museum - Sudan Events

Sudan Events If you are in Paris or planning to visit the City of Light this summer, the Louv

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/16/african-story-of-napata-kings-exhibition-in-french-museum

Wardi and Shamo and Others: RSF stealing of history and memories - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Magda Hassan A while ago, Dr. Mohamed Saif Ali, Professor of Music at the Coll

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/16/wardi-and-shamo-and-others-rsf-stealing-of-history-and-memories

Atbara Airport Rehabilitation, Launched - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Acting Governor of the River Nile State, Mohammed Al-Badawi

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/14/atbara-airport-rehabilitation-launched

Kassala Prohibits Vehicle Driving without Credentials - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Acting Governor of Kassala State, Mohammed Musa Abdul Rahman, has

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/15/kassala-prohibits-vehicle-driving-without-credentials

Sword Dance: Peace, Love and Joy - Sudan Events

Sudan Events From the land of Sudan, deeply embedded in Africa, bordered by Ethiopia, Libya a

sudanevents.com/index.php/2023/12/31/sword-dance-peace-love-and-joy

White Nile: Fuel Crisis Resolved - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Nahid Oshi The Ministry of Production and Economic Resources in White Nile State has

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/03/white-nile-fuel-crisis-resolved

Al-Nuqara: Self-expression and Identity - Sudan Events

Sudan Events The word “nuqara” is used to refer to the instruments and rhythms that are struc

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/03/al-nuqara-self-expression-and-identity

The Recurrent Loss and the Decline of the Bank: How Do We Think about the Catastrophe (Nakba) from Khartoum? - The Muse multi studios

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Goodbye Julia: War without Peace by Mina Cherradi

In Goodbye Julia, Kordofani guides us into the heart of the multi-layered Sudanese conflict that led to the independence of South Sudan.

andariya.com/post/goodbye-julia-war-without-peace

Sudan's war sees fighting in World Heritage Sites

Sudan's war, which has pitted the country's two most powerful militaries against the other, has been ongoing for nine months and killed at least 13,000 people

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Life Happens in Between by Sara Sayed Ahmed Osman

As the war rages on in Sudan, the decision to flee was not in the plans for many, but they gradually started losing hope and the fighting was mentally taking a toll on everyone.

andariya.com/post/life-happens-in-between

Travel & Tourism in Videos

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Travel & Tourism in Headlines

Sudanese passports started issuing passports for Sudanese citizens in Berlin, Germany and Muscat, Oman
- Source: Sudanese Passports, Jan/2024
Sudan and Iran are accelerating talks to reopen their embassies again
- Source: Sudan Plus, Jan/2024
Traffic police resume its work in the State of Khartoum
- Source: Sudan Plus, Jan/2024
Turkish and Egyptian governments warn their citizens from travelling to Sudan
- Source: Wakeep, Jan/2024
States of Khartoum and Sennar ban the use of motorcycles
- Source: Sudan Plus, Jan/2024
Afriqiyah Libyan Airways declares the return of its flights between Mitiga International Airport and Port Sudan International Airport starting from the 30th of Jan/2024
- Source: Sudan Plus, Jan/2024
The travel road between Zalengei and Nertiti is still closed
- Source: Hash Sudan, Jan/2024
The National Sudanese Airways - SudanAir - announced the addition of Muscat International Airport to its destinations
- Source: Hash Sudan, Jan/2024

Business

Business in Articles

(SPACE): A Shared office and co-working area

Shared office and co-working area in Port Sudan. Office spaces.SPACE is a non-governmental innovation/business center based in Port Sudan, with a mandate to serve innovators researchers, creatives and entrepreneurs in Port Sudan.

We strategically collaborate with organizations and individuals seeking to transform their ideas into solutions and solutions into enterprise. You have modern, clean, high-quality facilities at your disposal. SPACE offers 24/7 security, comfortable workspaces and a vibrant yet work-oriented environment.www.port-sudan.com

New News From Red Sea Leads To More Diversions

P. Moller-Maersk now says it will avoid war-torn waterways for the foreseeable future.

www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2024/01/09/new-news-from-red-sea-leads-to-more-diversions/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fsudan&sh=6c6540232f23

Ministry: 5M Livestock Heads, Exported - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Acting Minister of Livestock, Dr. Hassan Al-Toum, has annou

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/19/ministry-5m-livestock-heads-exported

Minerals: Moving mining Waste outside state, Banned - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) praised the move

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/19/minerals-moving-mining-waste-outside-state-banned

Warnings against Poisoned Wheat Seeds - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Harvest Agricultural Company has announced that its warehou

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/18/warnings-against-poisoned-wheat-seeds

Issuing New Commercial Register, launched - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Nahid Oshi The Ministry of Trade and Supply has begun issuing new commercial r

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/18/issuing-new-commercial-register-launched

Ministry of Health: Avoid Chemically Treated Wheat - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Sudanese Ministries of Health, Interior, Livestock, Agricul

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/18/ministry-of-health-avoid-chemically-treated-wheat

Minister: Setting Cement Factories at Maximum Capacity - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Minister of Industry, Mahasin Ali Yaqoub, has criticized the waste

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/18/minister-setting-cement-factories-at-maximum-capacity

Sudanese Ports: Redressing Merchandise Violations - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Acting Minister of Trade and Supply, Al-Fatih Abdullah Yusuf, has

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/18/sudanese-ports-redressing-merchandise-violations

White Nile: Fuel Crisis, Resolved - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Nahid Oshi The White Nile State government has announced the resolution of the petrol

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/16/white-nile-fuel-crisis-resolved-3

Wheat Cultivation Inputs, Monitored - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The technical committee charged with following up on the emerge

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/14/wheat-cultivation-inputs-monitored

Interview Treasurer: Sea Freight Companies Mafia - Sudan Events

By Rehab Abdullah - Sudan Events Treasurer of the National Chamber of Importers, Hashim Al-Fa

sudanevents.com/index.php/2023/12/25/interview-treasurer-sea-freight-companies-mafia

Importers Declare Bankruptcy - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdalla A huge number of Sudanese investors have declared bankruptcy while othe

sudanevents.com/index.php/2023/12/25/importers-declare-bankruptcy

Maersk to Resume Red Sea Voyages - Sudan Events

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed Shipping firm Maersk says it is preparing to allow vessels to resume sai

sudanevents.com/index.php/2023/12/25/maersk-to-resume-red-sea-voyages

Kosti’s Trade Impacted by Medani Events - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Nahid Oshi The developments in Medani cast their shadow over the commercial activity

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/02/kostis-trade-impacted-by-medani-events

Youth initiative restores Nyala University library

In Nyala town, South Darfur state, a group of young individuals has launched an initiative to restore the Nyala University library, which fell victim to vandalism during the ongoing war in Sudan.

www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/youth-initiative-restores-nyala-university-library

This Clothing Brand Is Donating 100% Of Their Proceedings To Charities In Sudan

Discover Elrayah's mission-driven approach to fashion amid crisis. Explore how this Sudanese-owned brand is using clothing sales to support HomeTax Sudan, aiding those affected by conflict.

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Chad replaces Sudan as regional meat exporter as war strangles sector

Countries like Egypt seek Chad for meat imports as Sudan no longer fulfils needs at pre-war rate

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Business in Videos

Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT): Wheat Compact program in Ethiopia and Sudan

African Development Bank’s Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation program aims to help the continent fulfil its enormous potential in the agricultural…

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Sudan MB Lubricants TVC

This is "Sudan MB Lubricants TVC" by Mohamed Khalid on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Sudan Ministry of Labor Campaign

This is "Sudan Ministry of Labor Campaign" by Mohamed Khalid on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Business in Social Media

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Business in Headlines

Haboob signed a partnership with Tabby
- Source: Haboob, Jan/2024
University of Khartoum declared the return of the service of issuing certificates for all its degrees to all of its graduate students online and in Port Sudan
- Source: University of Khartoum, Jan/2024
Minister of finance meets with the board of Giad Industrial Engineering Group
- Source: Sudanese Ministry of Finance, Jan/2024
Manara water station in Omdurman restored its operations
- Source: Wakeep, Jan/2024
Al-Zaim Al-Azhary University declared the return of the service of issuing certificates for all its degrees to all of its graduate students in Atbara
- Source: Wakeep, Jan/2024
Egyptian authorities arrested the Sudanese businessman “Abdulbasit Mohammed Hamza” in Egypt
- Source: Sudan Plus, Jan/2024
University of Khartoum is planning to open an exams center in Saudi Arabia due to the huge number of its students who are currently residing in Saudi Arabia
- Source: Hash Sudan, Jan/2024
University of Al-Ribat Al-Watani declared the return of the service of issuing certificates for all its degrees to all of its graduate students in Kassala
- Source: Hash Sudan, Jan/2024

Finance in Articles

Nahr Nil Gold Refinery Within Six Months - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Nahid Oshi The Director of the Sudan Gold refinery, M. Abdul Habib Abu Al-Qasim Abdul

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/18/nahr-nil-gold-refinery-within-six-months

Port Sudan: New Gas Prices, Set - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Department of Transport and Petroleum (DTP) in the Red Sea

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/19/port-sudan-new-gas-prices-set

Kasala: Microfinance increases by 400% - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Acting Governor of Kasala, Mohammed Musa Abdul Rahman, has directe

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/17/kasala-microfinance-increases-by-400

Khartoum: Fuel Prices Hike - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah Citizens of Khartoum State nowadays have great difficulties in obtaini

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/16/khartoum-fuel-prices-hike

Issuing 1000 Pound: A New Liability Discharge - Sudan Events

Report by Nahid Oshi The Central Bank of Sudan’s is issuing a new 1,000-pound denomination bearing t

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/14/issuing-1000-pound-a-new-liability-discharge

Khartoum Workers Receive June’s Salary - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Ministry of Finance and Economy in Khartoum State announced

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/03/khartoum-workers-receive-junes-salary

Sudan: Crop Prices fall - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah Vice President of the Rain-fed Sector Farmers’ Association, Ghariq Kam

sudanevents.com/index.php/2023/12/28/sudan-crop-prices-fall

Gum Arabic Quintal Price, SDG 45,000 - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Director of the Tandelti crop market, Mubarak Al-Taher, revealed t

sudanevents.com/index.php/2023/12/29/gum-arabic-quintal-price-sdg-45-000

Banks Postpone Farmers’ Debt Payments - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah Farmers in the River Nile State acknowledged the negative impact of th

sudanevents.com/index.php/2023/12/30/banks-postpone-farmers-debt-payments

Sinnar State: Scheduling Employees’ Salaries - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Nahid Oshi Dr. Mahjoub Ahmed Mohammed Ali, Sinnar State Acting Minister of Finance an

sudanevents.com/index.php/2023/12/31/sinnar-state-scheduling-employees-salaries

N. State: Resuming Fesikh Fish (Fermented Fish) Exports - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Rehab Abdullah The Director General of Fish and Aquatic Life in the Northern State, A

sudanevents.com/index.php/2023/12/31/n-state-resuming-fesikh-fish-exports

Gold Pound Exceeds SDG 278,000 - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Nahid Oshi This coincided with the rise in global gold prices, as an ounce of

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/03/gold-pound-exceeds-sdg-278000

Sudan 2024 budget: ‘Govt raises customs rate of US Dollar to finance the war’ - Dabanga Radio TV Online

The 2024 national budget is a war budget, economist Hasan Bashir told Radio Dabanga yesterday....

www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-2024-budget-govt-raises-customs-rate-of-us-dollar-to-finance-the-war

Finance in Videos

Finance in Headlines

Minister of Finance flied to Moscow on the 17th of January, and je met with the head of the Russian business and industrial chamber along with a number of institutions from the private and public sectors in Russia
- Ministry of Finance, Jan/2024
Sudan’s government started paying the salaries of June/2023 to its employees in the state of Khartoum
- Source: Wakeep, Jan/2024
12.5 kg of cooking gas’s price is set to 13500 SDG (14 USD approximately)
- Source: Wakeep, Jan/2024

Technology

Technology in Articles

Kasala Issues Publication and Media Ban - Sudan Events

Kasala - Sudan Events The Governor of Kasala, Muhammad Musa Abdel Rahman, has issued Emergency Order

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/16/kasala-issues-publication-and-media-ban

Gadarif: banning publication of harmful materials - Sudan Events

Sudan Events - Follow-ups The government of Gadarif State in eastern Sudan has banned harmful

sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/01/14/gadarif-banning-publication-of-harmful-materials

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Sudanese Government declared financial penalties and imprisonment upon whomever posts content online that support the Rapid Support Forces, disturb the national security, leak the secrets of the army to the public, humiliate the soldiers of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Police, and Intelligence Service
- Source: Wakeep, Jan/2024

Events

Past Events

Opportunities

Tenders, RFPs, RFQs, Bids

ITB: Construction of latrines set at Taga Health Center in Bau province

ADRA Closing: 28/Jan/2024

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Jobs

Technology Strategy and Governance Manager at Zain Sudan

Job Details: Department/Section: Technology / Technology Strategy and PMOJob Title: Technology Strategy and Governance Mana

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Marketing and communications lead job at DataQ

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Vacancy: Roving HR Officer - Kassala

Mercy Corps Closing: 04/Feb/2024

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Vacancy: Head of Base

Action Against Hunger Spain Closing: 04/Feb/2024

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Vacancy: Order Processing Officer

Medecins Sans Frontieres Holland Closing: 31/Jan/2024

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Vacancy: Health Officer

International Medical Corps Closing: 28/Jan/2024

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Vacancy: Radio Operator

ICRC Closing: 05/Feb/2024

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Vacancy: HR Officer

ICRC Closing: 01/Feb/2024

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Vacancy: Project Officer WASH &Shelter

Catholic Relief Services Closing: 01/Feb/2024

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Vacancy: NURSING TEAM SUPERVISOR - Call for Roster Candidates Pool for Recruitment on Short term Temporary Basis

Medecins Sans Frontieres Belgium Closing: 28/Jan/2024

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Vacancy: Grants and Compliance Director

DT Global Closing: 01/Feb/2024

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Vacancy: HR Countrys Coordinator - Females are highly encouraged to apply

Mercy Corps Closing: 04/Feb/2024

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Vacancy: Roving Operations Officer

Mercy Corps Closing: 28/Jan/2024

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Vacancy: Procurement Coordinator-Portsudan

Mercy Corps Closing: 30/Jan/2024

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Vacancy: HR Officer (Learning and Development & Performance Management)

ICRC Closing: 31/Jan/2024

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Vacancy: Grants and Business Development Officer (Consultancy)

Practical Action Closing: 27/Jan/2024

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Vacancy: Consultant

The Carter Center Closing: 31/Jan/2024

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Vacancy: Operations Manager (OM)

DT Global Closing: 31/Jan/2024

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Vacancy: IT Specialist, Sudan

DT Global Closing: 31/Jan/2024

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Technology Facilities Management Manager at Zain Sudan