Aswat Almadina Band. Credit: Muayad Al-Khalifa
Hello there dear reader!
Welcome to the eighth issue for Sept/2022 of the monthly newsletter of Sudan Croc Dispatch where you’ll be reading your news about tourism, business, finance, and technology in Sudan.
Travel & Tourism
Masayer for Heritage: an Exquisite Artistic Shop in Sudan | by Ahmed El-Affendi | Sep, 2022 | Medium
Masayer is one of the most elegant Sudanese arts shops founded by Tibyan Labib and it provide decent artistic products that reflects the Sudanese heritage, culture and identity. Masayer provides a…
PARTYING IN SUDAN | gifting money, dancing, music & more! 💃🏾 | Sudan Vlog | ep. 4
ROAD TRIPPING AROUND SUDAN | fasting, eid prep, going to el obeid & en nahud 🚕 | Sudan Vlog | ep. 2
EID AL-ADHA IN SUDAN 2022 🎉 | العيد في السودان | Sudan Vlog | ep. 3
MY FIRST FEW DAYS IN SUDAN! | touchdown, visiting family, grocery store run 🇸🇩🛬 | Sudan Vlog | ep. 1
SUDAN PREP VLOG | preparing for a month long vacation 🏝 come pack with me!!
Hi. My name is Tawheed. Nice to meet you 🤝
A collaboration with a New York record label is enabling the sounds of the country’s eastern desert to reach a global audience
Retaj Hotels and Hospitality adds a new hotel to its portfolio in Africa in the Republic of SudanSheikh Nayef bin Eid Al-Thani: Qatari-Sudanese relations, strong, well-established, and…
Air Arabia, one of the UAE’s low-cost carriers, has partnered with Sudanese conglomerate DAL Group to launch Air Arabia Sudan.
A team of researchers from Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw have documented 1,000-year-old paintings in the remains of a church, located southwest of the 3rd Cataract on the west bank of the Nile in Sudan. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
The Founder Behind The Muse Studios and Bait AlNisa, meet Reem Aljeally and the wonderful initiatives promoting arts and female artists in Khartoum!
Elizabeth II received a wide array of expensive and historically significant presents from leaders in the region across seven decades
In the heartland of Africa, the founding fathers began to see the possibility of self-governance after decades of colonialism. In the West, civil rights leaders mobilized matches against segregation, while in Africa, intellectuals sold the idea of liberation to its people. | Business Insider Africa
Queen Elizabeth visited more than 20 African countries during her reign, as independence swept the continent.
Tru Colour just launched weekly activities at K2 Restaurant, and they will surely become your favourite thing to do on Fridays.
» Serpentine to Open Kamala Ishag Exhibition in London in October The Sudans in 500 words or more!
First day back in the office after a wonderful week in Warsaw for the 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies. It is particularly lovely to be back in Munich knowing that the next conference will be held here in 4 years, and we look forward to this exciting if daunting challenge!
UNESCO in Khartoum has assured that it plans to maintain its works related to preserving the documentary heritage of Sudan through a project aimed at determining, preserving and digitizing valuable, historic documents. During a workshop dubbed “Deter
» Serpentine to Open Kamala Ishag Exhibition in London in October The Sudans in 500 words or more!
A bilingual digital cultural platform from and on Sudan, South Sudan & Uganda. Andariya strives to be a pioneering, innovative, multi-media digital platform for contemporary issues and edutainment through creating and curating cultural stories.
Business
Mango Gate won the prize of the “most promising startup in North Africa” from AfricArena seventh summit and got qualified for the finals that will take place in South Africa in the upcoming November/2022
An E-commerce business - “Albrish” - has launched to provide retail fashion products by original Sudanese brands serving UAE🇦🇪 & KSA🇸🇦
Khartoum, September 6(Darfur24) Farmers of Gezira state irrigated projects, accused the government of exploiting its authorities and seizing the Sudan…Read Full Article on Darfur 24 Website
Flooding has devastated swathes of Sudan this rainy season and resulted in at least 134 deaths.
Locum doctors in Sudan yesterday began a three-day general strike in public hospitals across the country. The Locum Doctors’ Committee said in a statement that they had to take the step after autho…
Sudan has a lot of work to do before the conference in order to define its priorities and potential gains from COP 27. But with the continued political tension and the fact that climate change is not a priority for the military-led government, it is highly unlikely that Sudan will be able to unlock the full potential of COP 27.
The Gulf States expressed support to Egypt and Sudan in their dispute with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam on the Nile River. The GCC Ministerial Council rejected “any action or measure that affects their water rights,” stressing “support for all e
First Ukrainian wheat since Russia-Ukraine conflict arrives in Sudan
Sudan floods: At least six people killed in Gadarif state
Sudan floods: Gezira residents forced to leave their homes
Sudan floods: Villages swept away during torrential rain
Crises threaten to disrupt learning for millions of Sudan's children
Hadeel Gaafar was just awarded as the winner of the Sudanese Artist Fund for September, and here’s how you can get the chance to win the next one too!
An Interview with Alaa Elgash Tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Alaa Abdelmonim Elgash, I’m 22 years old. I’m an Artist/Doctor. How many brothers and sisters did you have, how did this impact and effect you? None. This really had a huge impact on me cause i always had time to do…
A new crisis that results in scarcity of pharmaceuticals, medications, medical drugs and patients are in danger
Source: The New Arab, Sep/17/2022
Doctors enter a strike demanding salaries reformations
Source: Medameek News, Sep/16/2022
Third of Sudan’s Children are illiterate
Source: Raseef 22, Sep/15/2022
Sudan’s Electricity Employees Lift their Strike and Electricity is back after their strike that cointinued for a week and resulted in a semi-complete balck-out in the whole country
Source: Independent Arabia, Sep/14/2022
Seven Million Child in Sudan are illiterate and don’t know how to read or write
Source: Al-Jazeera, Sep/13/2022
Sudan signs deals with Turkey to cooperate in the healthcare industry
Source: Yeni Safak, Sep/10/2022
Four million Sudanese university graduates are working in jobs outside their original occupations that they studied for
Source: Al-Araby TV, Sep/3/2022
Around 250 Sudanese medical nurses were tricked into signing contracts and working as home servants in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq via recruitment agencies in Sudan
Source: Al-Hurra, Sep/3/2022
A new financial regulation by the Sudanese ministry of finance regarding the imported cargo by sea results in the scarcity of products inside Sudan
Source: New Arab, Sep/13/2022
Humanitarian goods dedicated for people who were harmed by the seasonal floods are being sold in retail shops instead of reaching the victims of floods
Source: New Arab, Sep/1/2022
718 Engineers were fired from dams and water storage facilities due to their strike
Source: Al-Hirak Al-Siyasi, Sep/19/2022
ِAl-Tayeb Saleh annual award for creative writing is open for participants to apply until the 20th of October/2022
Source: Zain Sudan, Sep/19/2022
Annual Book fair is postponed for another date after the 19th of October due to floods
Source: Sudan Plus, Sep/15/2022
Fake milk was intercepted by authorities in “Ombadda” district in Omdurman. The milk had formalin and penicillin in its ingredients
Source: Sudan Plus, Sep/13/2022
Police stops the smuggling of female camels in River Nile State
Source: Sudan Plus, Sep/9/2022
270 tonnes of expired retail products were destroyed in Gezira State
Source: Sudan Plus, Sep/8/2022
The national mineral resources company signs a contract worth of approximately 51448 USD to supply electricity to lights in 12 villages in Kasala state
Source: Sudan Plus, Sep/6/2022
Around 4 thousand students earn educational residency in Turkey
Source: Sudan Plus, Sep/5/2022
Most of the buses in Khartoum state are out of service
Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/28/2022
Police intercepts 600 kg of expired sweets and candy in Kosti
Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/26/2022
A regulatory campaign my the authorities cleared four streets in Omdurman Mart from street salesmen/saleswomen
Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/26/2022
Businessman “Fadl Mohammed Khair” sues Al-Intibaha Newspaper for defamation
Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/23/2022
Travel road between Al-Manaqil and Wad Medani maintenance is complete
Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/23/2022
Selling foods and drinks in Tuti’s coasts is now banned by authorities
Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/22/2022
Motorcycles are banned from streets in North Kordofan after 6 pm
Source: Wakeep, Sep/18/2022
A project for solar energy in River Nile state is complete
Source: Wakeep, Sep/17/2022
IGAD opens a branch in Sudan
Source: Wakeep, Sep/17/2022
5940 local Sudanese factories stopped working in Sudan
Source: Wakeep, Sep/15/2022
115 public transport companies gets out of business and 2200 travel buses are out of service due to high operation costs
Source: Wakeep, Sep/12/2022
Doctors of Dongola withdrew completely from working in the hospital due to a violence threat from indiiduals
Source: Wakeep, Sep/6/2022
Sudan and Egypt agrees to improve river navigation between Aswan’s high dam port and Wadi Halfa port on the Nile River
Source: Wakeep, Aug/29/2022
A new factory for manufacturing leathers in Bahri was created
Source: Al-Jazeera, Sep/20/2022
All travel buses traveling to Egypt are to be directed via Ashkeet passage instead of Argeen passage due to maintenance
Source: Al-Jazeera, Sep/14/2022
Sudan receives a shipment of 63,000 tonnes of Ukrainian Wheat
Source: Al-Sudani Newspaper, Sep/8/2022
Finance
The families of some 9/11 victims are still pursuing compensation from those complicit in the attacks – but is Sudan, already ravaged by years of US sanctions, really the right target?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
Inflation decreases from 125% to 117% in Sudan
Source: Asharq Business, Sep/15/2022
Central Bank of Sudan lifts restrictions from 150 accounts for companies and individuals that were on hold by the committee of removing empowerment of the Al-Bashir’s regime
Source: Al-Sudani Newspaper
Low salaries ignites a wave of employee strikes that paralyzes multiple institutions around Sudan
Source: Independent Arabia, Sep/10/2022
Sudan exports 21.8 tonnes of Gold and gets revenues increase to 1.3 billion American Dollars in the first half of the year 2022
Source: CNBC Arabia, Sep/8/2022
A Russian geological envoy causes panic to the Sudanese citizens in the northern state
Source: Independent Arabia, Sep/17/2022
An envoy from Sudanese Financial Markets Regulation Authority visits the Authority of Markets in Kuwait
Source: Al-Rai, Sep/14/2022
Prices of fuel in Khartoum state decrease from approximately 1.32 USD for per liter to 1.22 USD per liter
Source: Sudan Plus, Sep/5/2022
Minister of finance expects no external support for 2023 Sudan’s annual budget
Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/24/2022
Revenue from animal resources for the first half of 2022 is estimated by 308 million USD
Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/20/2022
Shops close in Tambol Market in Gezira State as a protest against high taxes and fragile services
Source: Al-Jazeera, Sep/11/2022
Shops close in the city of Sennar as a protest against high taxes
Source: Al-Jazeera, Sep/11/2022
Technology
Sudan still suffers from the issue of data illiteracy, which resulted in massive scarcity of the existence of publicly available online datasets and databases about any topic in Sudan or focused on…
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The story begins by the beginning of 2022. Since early on I always had a big goal of making something that people find helpful and end up using. At the same time I had a new year resolution to improve my software development skills in which I had 2+ years of experience so far. Business has always not been my thing, I always perceived it as a way to exploit people money, but coincidentally at that time of the year I was reading my first business book which introduced me to great insight: that money was an indicator of value, people are willing to pay money for exchange of value they need, and business is just a way of finding, creating, and delivering value to people while being profitable to sustain the whole process. Right away I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of the year: Build something valuable and useful, utilizing my programming skills, and creating a business around it.
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If you have a project idea that helps and supports the development of education in Sudan, this is your opportunity to receive the scholarship
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ZAHARA for Education is an social enterprise founded in 2020. Zahara’s primary goal is to expand educational opportunities between the USA and Sudan.
ZAHARA for Education is launching its second EdX online teaching program. This program seeks to partner students from Sudan with a teaching assistant from the United States and Sudan who specializes in the online EdX course they will be studying. For up to six weeks, we seek to provide Sudanese students who are seeking an enriching educational experience through an EdX course support by qualified students in the field. Please fill out the application below by September 30th, 2022 to be a part of the Second cohort of Zahara Learning Hub!
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ADRA Closing: 27/Sept/2022
Save the Children International Closing: 04/Oct/2022
DT Global Closing: 26/Sept/2022
Relief International Closing: 29/Sept/2022
Action Against Hunger Spain Closing: 02/Oct/2022
International Rescue Committee Closing: 29/Sept/2022
With your support, SAF strives to award 500$ (or whatever we can collect monthly) to one Sudanese artist. The award is not to fund a project. But to invest in the artist to keep working.
Place of employment: SUDAN, Khartoum Contact point: Ms Trijntje TALEN Deadline for applications: 30/09/2022 Profile of post: Finance and Contracts Officer - Initiation and Verification Unit: INTPA.A.6.DEL.Sudan.003 – Finance, Contracts and Audit section Function Group
Conclusion
To conclude, September was colourful. The bad news were that employee had to make strikes due to low salaries, merchants had to make strikes due to high taxes, a semi-complete electricity blackout in all of Sudan for a whole week due to the strike of the electricity employees, destruction of many fake and expired edible retail products, pharmaceuticals and medicine are scarce, and more than 5000 factories close due to high operative costs.
The good news is that Mango Gate got qualified for the finals of Africarena, fuel costs decreased, inflation decreased slightly, The Muse is creating an arts project, Al-Brish e-commerce site for exporting and selling retail goods from Sudanese original brands has launched, the branch of 249 Startups incubator in Darfur is officially in operating, new publications about Sudan were released, and new bag designs from Peter and Black were released.
So that was it for September/2022. Don’t forget to share it with your friends, family, and all those who might be interested. And see you next month !
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