
Khartoum Grand Mosque. Source: https://www.facebook.com/Samawal.Lens/photos/1934692856782122
Hello there dear reader !
Ramadan Kareem and welcome to the 14th issue of Sudan Croc Dispatch where you will be reading the news of business, finance, tourism, technology, opportunities, and events in Sudan for March/2023.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Travel & Tourism















Travel & Tourism Headlines
Khartoum International Airport’s regulations and security and safety standards is being audited by ICAO
Source: Mar/8/2023, Khartoum International Airport
The National authority of roads and bridges started maintenance works in the road between Gedarif and Wad Medani
Source: Mar/7/2023
ICAO declares that the Khartoum International Airport passed the auditing process for air travel safety
Source: Mar/16/2023
Business












Business Headlines
Al-Anfal Supermarkets Chain opened a new branch in Al-Waha Mall, Khartoum
Source: Al-Anfal, Mar/3/2023
Electricity will be cut for 9 hours on weekly basis throughout all Sudan
Source: SudaMedia, Mar/6/2023
Sudapost office branch in 60th Street, Khartoum will operate 14/7
Source: Sudapost, Mar/9/2023
Merchants in '“Saraf Omra” mart in North Darfur close their shops as a protest against againsti insecurity in North Darfur
Source: Mar/9/2023, Wakeep
Police seized 3,000 bags of expired sugar in Gedarif
Source: Mar/4/2023, Wakeep
Olympia park hotel and Crystal building collapsed in Port Sudan
Source: Mar/4/2023, Wakeep
Sudanese Journalists Association partnered with Zain Sudan to provide internet services, free communications for the association’s journalists and their families, and other services.
Source: Mar/2/2023, Wakeep
Sugar cane farmers block the road to “Junaid Sugar Factory” as a protest for not receiving their salaries.
Source: Feb/28/2023, Wakeep
Security committee of Khartoum state enforces a new regulation: all services facilities and shops must install security cameras.
Source: Sudan Plus, Mar/7/2023
Manager of sea ports was fired due to his refusal to carry out a ministry order
Source: Al-Yom Al-Tali, Feb/2023
283 expired sugar bags were seized in Gezira state
Source: Sudan Plus, Mar/18/2023
Sa’d Ahmed was hired to be the new general manager of Khartoum International Airport
Source: Sudan Plus, Mar/ 18/2023
182 smuggled televisions were seized in Gezira state
Source: Sudan Plus, Mar/13/2023
Mass food poisoning cases in schools of Damazin, Blue Nile State. And resulted in the death of one student.
Source: Sudan Plus, Mar/13/2023
A number of bridges closed in Khartoum, and resulted in major traffic in the center of the city
Source: Wakeep, Mar/16/2023
A new 217 km supply line for petroleum with a capacity of 40 million cubic meters in Gezira State
Source: Wakeep, Mar/14/2023
Finance
Blue Nile Mashreg Bank - BNMB - offers the service of opening a bank account virtually, digitally, and remotely using their mobile app



Finance Headlines
Bushra pay adds the service of recharging the digital wallets of passengers who use Tirhal Mobile taxi app
Source: Bushra Pay, Mar/2023
Bushra pay adds the service of buying from Cofftea factories
Source: Bushra Pay, Mar/2023
Cooking gas price increases to 3860 SDG (6.49 USD)
Source: Wakeep, Mar/7/2023
Prices of services in governmental hospitals increase drastically
Source: Hashtag Sudan, Mar/7/2023
Government is unable to pay salaries of February/2023
Source: Al-Jareeda, Mar/3/2033
Mubarak Ardol stated that revenue from the gold exports of Sudan reached 2.02 billion American Dollars back in the year 2022
Source: Hash Sudan, Mar/2/2023
Zakat authority in Sennar state declares that poverty reached 76% in Sennar state
Source: Sudan Plus, Mar/16/2023
Sudanese minister of finance “Gebril Ibrahim” states: Sudan is the 2nd lowest taxing country in Africa
Source: Wakeep, Mar/14/2023
70 Sudanese mining companies working in gold exports are out of business due to restrictions enforced by ministry of finance
Source: Mar/15/2023
Technology


249 Startups - Sudan's main incubator - offes 10,000 USD credit at AWS for startips that succeed in Orange Corners program



Events
Past Events












Future Events
Opportunities
RFPs, Tenders, RFQs
Grants and Funding
Jobs






Programs
Hackathons

Scholarships
Conclusion
To sum up, March was full of new archaeological discoveries, a German travel vlogger visited and roamed around, and also a couple of other travel vloggers from other countries did the same. Moreover, nice events happened including: Mohammed Mounir’s party, Beam Repots secured funding and partnership with and from Google News Initiative, the VIP lounge in Khartoum International Airport got revived, and the Khartoum International Airport passed the ICAO auditing.











































