Opinion

Hisham Yousif Abdelrahman The impetus for writing these lines was not a new Sudanese development so much as two events in Sudan’s immediate neighbourhood within a matter of weeks. Yet, in their regional context, they seem far…

Professor El-Tigani Abdel-Qader Hamid (1) Now that Sudanese people have managed to cast off much of the burden imposed upon them by the rebel militia, they may finally be able to recognise clearly that, over the…

Noaman Yousif Mohammed From Cotton to Dollars: How Did Sudan Lose Out on Value-Added? In the first article of this series, we revisited the beginnings: cotton, the Gezira Scheme, and the factories that sought to transform Sudan from a…

Dr. Hassan Issa Al-Talib The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) fought the final battle of his life at Tabuk in the ninth year of the Hijra; he passed away six months later at the age of approximately sixty-three. Uthman…

Dr Osman Abu Zaid Last January, Al-Tijani Abdel Qadir Hamed mourned his friend Ahmed Kamal Al-Din, saying: “I have no doubt that he has left a great void among his brothers, colleagues and admirers, both inside and outside…

Noaman Yousif Mohammed In Sudan, the question is no longer whether we need digital banks. The need is clear, and people's daily experience with applications and electronic transfers confirms that digital financial services are no…

Mahjoub Fadl Badri Given that the plan of His Excellency Lieutenant General Hemetti Dagalo, chairman of the Economic Committee—which fell with him—had already been revealed in his very first statement: “We are going to wrestle…

Muhannad Awad Mahmoud Setting aside the political momentum surrounding the national dialogue, which has begun to rekindle hope among the Sudanese people—and with our sincere wishes that it may lead to comprehensive national…

Dr Inas Muhammad Ahmed On 24 October every year, the international community celebrates United Nations Day—the organisation established by the victorious powers of the Second World War to succeed the League of Nations. Its…

Dr Al-Sadiq Ali Haj Al-Sheikh In Sudan, the dollar is no longer merely a green note used to move goods through ports and markets, nor simply a figure that fluctuates on the screens of banks and bureaux de change. It has become a mirror…