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Sudan Croc Dispatch #15: Mumbo Jumbo
Old presidential palace of Sudan in Khartoum. Source: Wikimedia
Hello there dear reader and welcome to the # issue from Sudan Croc Dispatch where you will read the monthly newsletter about business, tourism, travel, finance, technology, opportunities, and events in Sudan for April/2023.
Travel and Tourism
In a video message released early on Friday to mark the Muslim celebration Eid al-Fitr, Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah Burhan said the military is still committed to a transition to civilian rule
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye)
2:30 PM • Apr 21, 2023
Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is quickly becoming a ghost town as residents flee the city
— Reuters (@Reuters)
2:20 AM • Apr 25, 2023
Soon after.
I really hope foreign embassies in Sudan treat Sudanese nationals with respect and give them their passports back when national staff can access these embassy offices.
Many are stuck at the mercy of these embassies' chaotic or organized approach to this dilemma.
— Omnia (@OmniaShawkat)
2:22 PM • Apr 23, 2023
An Egyptian woman who was documenting her hitch-hike attempt to South Africa has been trapped in Sudan by the fighting.
Now instead of travel videos, Khadija Mansour has been sharing the tough conditions people face in Khartoum ⤵️
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)
5:41 PM • Apr 20, 2023
A 22-year-old travel blogger on a world trip found himself stuck in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, during the heavy fighting between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces, which erupted on Saturday
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye)
6:00 PM • Apr 19, 2023
In a video posted on social media, Khartoum resident architect Tagreed Abdin condemned the continued clashes in Sudan as 'idiocy' and said that the conflict is nothing to do with civilians reut.rs/3KFXUBH
— Reuters (@Reuters)
2:25 PM • Apr 17, 2023
All flights to and from Khartoum, Sudan will now be cancelled until April 30. Learn more:
— ArabianBusiness.com (@ArabianBusiness)
11:41 AM • Apr 17, 2023
Fear grips Khartoum Airport as Rapid Support Forces seizes control amidst escalating tensions. Explosions and gunfire have also been reported. #Sudan
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye)
1:41 PM • Apr 15, 2023
Meeting of the Blue and White Niles at Khartoum, Sudan 🇸🇩.
The Blue Nile and White Nile are two smaller rivers that both flow from the South into the main Nile.
Together, they combine to form the longest river in the world, The River Nile.
— Business Insider Africa (@BusInsiderSSA)
12:05 PM • Apr 13, 2023
New open-access publication of materials from #SobaExpedition !!!
Authors: Joanna Then-Obłuska, Laure Dussubieux
Title: 'Overseas imports on the Blue Nile: Chemical compositional analysis of glass beads from Soba, Nubia'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…— Mariusz Drzewiecki (@MariuszDrzewie4)
1:44 PM • Apr 4, 2023
The Amun Sanctuary in Jebel Barkal is a historically significant site located in Sudan. The sanctuary was built during the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt and was dedicated to the god Amun.
— afikra | عفكرة (@afikra)
6:01 PM • Mar 26, 2023
Business
#WATCH: "#Sudan is dead, may Sudan rest in peace" - a market trader from city of Nyala in South Darfur goes viral with an emotional, impassioned speech against the country's rulers amid chaos unfolding around him arab.news/mgtyn
— Arab News (@arabnews)
9:11 PM • Apr 23, 2023
Almost 100 civilians have been killed in Sudan after rival military factions began fighting over the weekend.
Sudan has been run by the military since 2021 when the factions worked together to stage a coup.
— AJ+ (@ajplus)
10:40 PM • Apr 17, 2023
Ship and Shop is a delivery service that imports things from around the world to Sudan. I designed graphics and content that effectively promote the service's message and goals, while also incorporating elements that symbolize the idea of globalization and connectivity.
— Dista | Your Fav Designer (@me8dadista)
11:32 AM • Mar 27, 2023
UHURU is a solar system company in Sudan. I designed a logo that represents the company's commitment to providing clean and sustainable energy solutions, while also incorporating elements that symbolize the idea of nature and environmentalism.
— Dista | Your Fav Designer (@me8dadista)
11:13 AM • Mar 27, 2023
Finance
Sudan charges a Russian national with gold smuggling and allows processing to resume at a local company's facility that was bought from a firm allegedly tied to the Russian mercenary Wagner Group trib.al/Ise5pOI
— Bloomberg (@business)
12:56 PM • Apr 13, 2023
Technology
ℹ Update: Metrics indicate that internet connectivity is being partially restored to #Sudan after the country fell largely offline on Sunday morning amid fighting between military and paramilitary forces; service is intermittent despite the reconnection of state provider Sudatel
— NetBlocks (@netblocks)
5:12 PM • Apr 24, 2023
الأقفال الذكية، الآن في السودان! متوفرة للأفراد والشركات.
Smart Locks, now available in #Sudan, are provided by #Telenoog smart systems solutions.
#smartlocks#IoT#smarthomes
— Telenoog (@telenoog1)
5:11 PM • Apr 11, 2023
Conclusion
To sum up, life in Sudan is currently paralyzed due to the armed conflict that was ignited by the Rapid Support Forces against the Sudanese National Army. Companies and organizations closed their doors resulting in massive unemployment without annulling the employees contracts. Thus, income sources of Sudanese citizens are greatly disturbed if not destroyed. Banks, and Western Union and money exchange branches around Sudan also closed their doors, which resulted in freezing of money transfers between Sudanese banks locally, and with banks in other countries globally and no one is able to receive any kind of money from outside Sudan due to the freezing of operations in Banks, Western Union, and money exchange centers due to insecurity. Moreover, all mobile money applications also aren’t working except for “Bankak” mobile money app. Therefore, all kinds of digital financial transactions are nearly frozen in the whole country. Healthcare system broke down as many hospitals were damaged due to fire exchange and pharmacies stopped working. Internet connectivity comes and goes, water supply to residential areas either stopped or became weak due to damage in water stations, and electricity supply to residential areas also got affected due to malfunction in power stations. All of local and international airlines suspended all flights to and from Sudan. Lastly, both Sudanese local and foreign civilians were killed during this conflict and many houses and apartments were burnt, shot, bombed, or damaged in other ways as a casualty during this armed conflict.
I hope that I would be able to write a more pleasant and positive issue next month.
Please do share this newsletter with your family, friends, and those whom you think are interested in this newsletter.
Cheers,
Ahmed El-Affendi.
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