Opinion

Dr Ammar Abkar Abdalla The year 2026 is witnessing significant momentum on water-related issues at both African and Arab levels, at a time when pressure on water resources is intensifying as a result of climate change, population growth,…

Nu'man Yousif Mohammed On 10 August 2026, the Central Bank of Sudan issued a circular to all banks and microfinance institutions on providing microfinance and wholesale finance. The circular also cancelled the circular issued on…

Al-Musallami Al-Bashir Al-Kabbashi In his address marking the 72nd anniversary of the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty…

Adel Al-Rifai Abu Al-Hassan Reports have circulated online about an agreement to put Sudan’s tuna quota in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean out to tender. If the reports are accurate, the discussion should not be confined to whether…

Mohamed Al-Shater Al-Amin Al-Hassan We often talk about the power of Generative AI (GenAI) to cut costs and speed up decision-making. Yet we tend to overlook the more important question: are we actually ready for it? In cost…

Muhannad Awad Mahmoud The government is calling on Sudanese people in countries of asylum and across the diaspora to return home. We greatly appreciate the Prime Minister’s decision to take responsibility for the voluntary return…

Ahmed Al-Tijani Al-Shayeb Sudan’s struggle to achieve stability can no longer be seen as a passing phenomenon tied to a particular government or a temporary political dispute between forces competing for power. Rather, it has…

Rashid Abdel Rahim For eight years, Sudanese people have been consumed by an intense struggle over power in which every means has been employed, from political alliances to war. Today, we stand on the threshold of a national…

Dr Al-Haytham Al-Kindi Yusuf Finally, the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council has come forward to end speculation and announce the launch of a Sudanese-led national dialogue, following reports that circulated over the past few days. We…

Dr Badria Suleiman Abbas The modern state is regarded as an organised entity vested with authority. This necessarily means it must have a document that regulates those powers, their functions, and the relationships between them,…