Sudan Croc Dispatch #14: Archaeological Blossoms

Mar/2023

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.

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