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Gum Arabic extraction. Source: Osama Awad, IG: @osaama.awad
Hello there dear reader and welcome to the 22nd issue from Sudan Croc Dispatch where you will read the monthly newsletter about business, tourism, travel, finance, technology, opportunities, and events in Sudan for Nov/2023.
Headline of the Month
The Sudanese Faisal Islamic Bank formed a partnership with VISA to provide its customers with VISA cards and enable them to pay online and at the physical points of sales using these VISA cards which will be provided by the bank 💳💵🏦
Travel and Tourism
حضارة السودان | أول صحيفة سودانية وطنية ناطقة بإسم السودانيين.
Sudan Civilization | The first national Sudanese newspaper speaking on behalf of the Sudanese.
#nas_shagal
#حلم_النقابة— Nas Shagala ناس شغالة (@Nas_shagala)
2:40 PM • Nov 12, 2023
تاريخ الطباعة في السودان
Printing history in Sudan
linkedin.com/posts/nas-shag…
#ناس_شغالة#nas_shagala#حلم_النقابة
— Nas Shagala ناس شغالة (@Nas_shagala)
8:57 PM • Nov 13, 2023
بدأت الإذاعة السودانية البث في 2 مايو 1940م، وكان ذلك بعد 19 عاما فقط من إنشاء أول خدمة إذاعية منتظمة في العالم.
Sudanese Radio began broadcasting on May 2, 1940. and that was only 19 years after the establishment of the first regular radio service in the world
#حلم_النقابة
— Nas Shagala ناس شغالة (@Nas_shagala)
1:50 PM • Nov 14, 2023
عُين "أ. عبيد عبد النور" كأول مذيع رسمي بالإذاعة السودانية في عام 1940م.
Obaid Abdel Nour was appointed as the first official broadcaster on Sudanese Radio in 1940. He was the first to say the phrase "Huna Omdurman."
#nas_shagala#حلم_النقابة— Nas Shagala ناس شغالة (@Nas_shagala)
9:32 PM • Nov 15, 2023
“A nation without a newspaper is like a heart without a tongue.”
Hussein Sharif | the first Sudanese journalist
First Editor in Chief of Sudan Civilization newspaper | 1920
"شعب بلا جريدة كقلب بلا لسان".
حسين شريف | أول صحفي سُوداني
#nas_shagal
#ناس_شغالة— Nas Shagala ناس شغالة (@Nas_shagala)
8:22 PM • Nov 6, 2023
Bint AlWadi began in 1946 as the first women’s magazine in Sudan. It was followed by several magazines such as New Hawa, Al Manar, Sawt AlMarah etc..
— Reem -ريم (@ReemWrites)
4:00 PM • Nov 20, 2023
٦٠ عاماً | تلفزيون السودان
1962م ضمن أوائل محطات البث في المنطقة العربية والافريقية.60 years | Sudan TV
1962 AD, one of the first broadcast stations in the Arab and African regions.#حلم_النقابة#nas_shagala#ناس_شغالة
— Nas Shagala ناس شغالة (@Nas_shagala)
9:23 PM • Nov 18, 2023
This Bazaar in Port Sudan is definitely worth a visit 😍🥰
Credits: @manal_alhussien on TikTok 🎥
#lovinkhartoum#lovinsudan#lovinportsudan#visitsudan#mysudan#portsudan#sudan#bazaar#shoplingsudan
— Lovin Khartoum (@lovinkhartoum)
5:26 PM • Nov 4, 2023
Travel and Tourism Headlines
Routine work and operations in the International Merawi Airport at Northern State are restored
Source: Sudan Plus, Nov/ 2023
The Government of Gezira state decided to turn a part of Om Barona forest to a wildlife reserve
Source: Sudan News Agency, Nov/20/2023
Business
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7:14 PM • Nov 18, 2023
Source: Bloomberg
Products from @SaudiMade brands like @alalali_ME , @almarai , @Kinzabev , and @AlShifaHoney are now available in Al-Judi Hypermarket in Atbara.
📍Location of Al-Judi Hypermarket: Airport Neighborhood Street, Atbara, River Nile, Sudan
— Girentiya Post 🦛 (@girentiyapost)
2:24 AM • Nov 6, 2023
1/ Follow this (thread 🧵) to learn about the brands that entered the Sudanese retail market or increased its exports more since the war broke👇🏾
— Girentiya Post 🦛 (@girentiyapost)
7:36 AM • Nov 15, 2023
Business Headlines
Looli company - a Sudanese brand specialized in producing frozen beef, mutton, and chicken meat products like burgers, kofta, sausages, and etc. - restarted its operations and started distributing its products in Sudan (Atbara, Wad Medani, Kassala, Port Sudan, Halfa, Dongola) and Egypt
Source: Looli, Nov/2023
Mohammed Al-Tahir Omer was hired as the new head of the Sudanese mineral resources company
Source: SUNA, Nov/2/2023
Many universities around Sudan reopened its doors for its students
Source: Wakeep, Nov/2023
Giad Industries built a new center for cars maintenance and a production line for cars spare parts in Atbara
Source: SUNA, Nov/2023
A new E-commerce company launched in Sudan, which is called as “Lava Store”, which provides the service of ordering products from Amazon, iHerb, Shein, and Noon. They provide delivery service to these cities: Wad Medani, Rofaa, Al-Kamlin, Atbara, Kosti, Port Sudan, Fadasi, Al-Duwaim, Kassala, Al-Hasahisa, Gedarif, Sennar, Sinja, El-Obeid.
You can contact them to put orders or ask questions via cell or WhatsApp using this number: +249117240245
Source: Lava Store, Nov/2023
Merchants from the state of Khartoum who were harmed by the war are to be provided by the government with new shops and stores in Gezira state for them to resume their livelihoods
Source: Sudan Plus, Nov/5/2023
Finance
Finance Headlines
Faisal Islamic Bank made a partnership with VISA to introduce VISA cards and online payments for its clients
Source: Faisal Islamic Bank, Nov/2023
Omdurman National Bank opens a new branch in Shendi, River Nile State
Source: Omdurman National Bank, Nov/2023
Central Bank of Sudan made amends to the max amount of money allowed to be transferred per day to be 3 million SDG (3900 USD approximately) for regular bank accounts and 5 million SDG ( USD approximately) for elite bank accounts. And the the max amount of money allowed to be transferred per month is to be 50 million SDG (65,000 USD approximately) for regular bank accounts and 100 million SDG (130,000 USD approximately) for elite bank accounts.
Source: @Hash_sudan, Oct/23/2023
The mobile banking app of Al-Salam Bank is operational again
Source: Al-Salam Bank Sudan, Nov/2023
The government started paying the salaries for May/2023 to the employees in the public sector in the state of Khartoum
Source: Sudan Plus, Nov/8/2023
Technology
#Sudan is now on the roster of supported countries by ChatGPT! a big step by @OpenAI, but we should be cautious about the misuse of it as a powerful disinformation tool amidst the ongoing war.
I will try to write an article about this issue!
— Mohamed Kambal (@MuhammedKambal)
3:47 AM • Nov 2, 2023
Technology Headlines
Yalla Natlob, the food delivery mobile app restarted its operations in Port Sudan
Yalla Natlob, Nov/2023
Opportunities
Courses
Tenders, RFPs, RFQs, Bids
Grants and Funding Opportunities
🚀 It's open now! Apply for funding opportunities with the Ghaith Fund 🌾💼. This is your moment to grow your agricultural and commercial projects in Sudan. Join us on a journey of rebuilding and growth. #GhaithFund#Funding#Sudan#Entrepreneurship
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— 249Startups (@249Startups)
2:17 PM • Nov 18, 2023
Jobs
Conclusion
To sum up, November had many patterns of revival in life. Giad industries opened a new a center cars maintenance and production line for spare parts in Atbara, many universities around Sudan decided to reopen its doors for its students either online e-learning or in-person in cities that are not part of the states of Darfur or Khartoum, Omdurman National Bank opened a new branch in Shendi, Faisal Islamic Bank made a partnership with VISA to provide VISA cards and e-payment via VISA cards for its customers.
That's it for November don't forget to share this newsletter with your friends, family, and people whom might be interested in these topics and see you next month.
Cheers,
Ahmed El-Affendi.
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