Opinion

Ambassador Atta Al-Mannan Bakhit On 23 May, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed his young Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government. At first glance, such news might appear routine in any country. In…

Mahjoub Fadl Badri The headmaster of the girls’ school in Shendi could not reconcile himself to the idea that one of his teachers should also be a singer performing at the town’s social occasions while his pupils danced to his songs.…

Eng. Monjed Ibrahim Yousif This report provides a comprehensive statistical analysis of global import activity in 2025, based on data from the International Trade Centre (ITC). The data includes a ranked list of 230 countries and…

Mohand Awad Mahmoud Over the past few days, my attention was drawn to the news of a visit by the Director-General of the Sudanese Agricultural Bank, Mr Salah Mohamed Abdel Rahim, to China. Some may view it as an ordinary banking-related…

Nu'man Yousif Mohamed Over the past few weeks, a growing number of customers at bank branches in the states of Khartoum and Al Jazirah have complained about slow banking procedures, prolonged waiting times, disruptions to certain banking…

Rashid Abdel Rahim The Quintet meeting scheduled for today is nothing more than an attempt at political manoeuvring designed to fulfil every ambition and interest except those hoped for and desired by the Sudanese people. The…

Ramadan Ahmed The debate over secularism and its role in the governance of the state and society resurfaces periodically throughout the Muslim world. It tends to intensify whenever Muslim societies face political, economic, or social…

By: Mohamed Osman Adam I read and appreciated Ambassador Alobeid A. Murawih’s article, “Is the Fragmentation of the RSF the Safest Solution?” His analysis centred on splitting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and, rather than resorting to…

Dr Al-Haytham Al-Kindi Yousif Relations between Sudan and Ethiopia in the post-colonial era have been characterised by cautious cooperation and the exchange of leverage. Despite geographical proximity and strong people-to-people ties, the…

Mustafa Abdelaziz Al-Batal The general elections held in Ethiopia yesterday, Monday, 1 June, were marked by the conspicuous absence of major parts of the country from the electoral process. The entire Tigray region was excluded,…