Opinion

Dr Marwa Qabbani The Central Bank of Sudan convened the first meeting of the chief executives of commercial banks in Khartoum State yesterday, Friday, under its chairmanship. The meeting was held at the gracious invitation of the Governor…

Dr Mohamed Hasab Al-Rasoul In a bold geopolitical move, the Somali government announced on 11 January the cancellation of all its security and economic agreements with the United Arab Emirates. Mogadishu’s decision was not merely a…

By: Ambassador Rashad Faraj Al-Tayeb At the most recent World Economic Forum in Davos 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks cast revealing light on the realities of current geopolitical and economic transformations and what…

By Mohannad Awad Mahmoud The question in Sudan is no longer when the economy recover? The more dangerous question has become: is there still an economy, in the true sense of the word, that can be saved at all? The phase the…

Brigadier (Ret.) Omar Mohamed Osman Yesterday, journalist Iyad Hisham (of Africa Intelligence) posted what he described as an exclusive report: “Multiple sources confirm that the new Saudi–American proposal contains no political…

Mahjoub Fadil Badri Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, described his exit from the General Command headquarters (which was besieged at the time) as a purely military…

Ambassador Atta Al-Mannan Bakhit The Ugandan Electoral Commission’s decision to announce President Yoweri Museveni’s victory for a seventh term was hardly surprising. He has continued to win ever since he seized power in 1986;…

Rashid Abdelrahim Suddenly, high-level developments have erupted in South Sudan. The opposition, led by Riek Machar, ordered its forces two days ago to move towards the capital. The order was issued by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Wesley…

Brigadier (Police, Ret.) Omar Mohammed Othman The historic agreement between Syria’s transitional government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), signed yesterday (Sunday) by Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, represents a unique…

Mohannad Awad Mahmoud Since Sudan lost the bulk of its oil revenues following South Sudan's secession in 2011, gold has become the country’s most important source of foreign currency and, in some years, the largest component of its export…