Speech and Remarks by the President Obama in the Ministerial Meeting on Sudan

Good afternoon. Mr. Secretary General, on behalf of us all, thank you for convening this meeting to address the urgent situation in Sudan that demands the attention of the world.

At this moment, the fate of millions of people hangs in the balance. What happens in Sudan in the days ahead may decide whether a people who have endured too much war move forward towards peace or slip backwards into bloodshed. And [...]

Henna: A taste of our culture

GMS:  a cultural descriptive report edited from (www.sudanradio.info/arabic)

Henna is Beautiful Sudanese tradition; Henna has been used for over 500 years in many countries around the world to decorate women’s hands and feet, especially married women and brides. Some make it light orange, others make it red, but Sudanese like to make it black and shiny.

What is Henna made of?

Henna is made from henna bush.  The leaves are picked and made [...]

Vice President Meets AU Chairperson in New York

Vice President of the Republic Ali Osman Taha discussed on Saturday with the African Union Chairperson Bingu wa Mutharika the Malawian President support extended by the African Union to settle the Darfur conflict.

The two leaders, who met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting, discussed the AU stance that rejected claims by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against top Sudanese officials allegedly on war crimes in Darfur, west the country.

The President of the AU [...]

Vice-President and UN Chief Discuss referendum, Darfur

Vice President of the Republic Ali Osman Taha discussed Saturday in New York with the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issues concerning the upcoming self-determination referendum for south Sudan and the situation in Darfur, west of the country.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the UN’s General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York and was part of Ki-moon’s “efforts to try to ensure that two key referenda on self-determination in [...]

Interview with an African student in Sudan

The young Senegalese Amadou Ndemba, loves to travel. He went through several African countries before settling in Khartoum where he is currently studying at the International University of Africa . He gave a few impressions of his stay in Sudan.

- How do you find Sudan?

It is a very beautiful country. The Sudanese are friendly, generous and warm. There are many things that are in my country, especially during the month of Ramadan,. This is because both countries are Muslim. [...]