FM: Sudan enjoys huge natural resources to guarantee food security for the AR

Gms: Sudanradio.info, 9 April 2011

The Minister of Finance and National Economy, Ali Mahmud, has called on Arab financial institutions and funds to invest in the available agricultural fields, sugar, oils and wheat cultivation in the country.
He urged his Arab counterparts as well as Directors of Arab funds to participate in a conference on investment in the agricultural and animal fields to set be held in Sudan, explaining that Sudan enjoys huge natural resources [...]

Sudan-Brazil Sign Animal Wealth Protocol

Gms:  April 9 (SUNA)

Sudan and Brazil on Thursday signed a cooperation protocol in the field of animal wealth including veterinary and technology exchange

The Minister of Animal Wealth, Dr. Faisal Hassan Ibrahim signed for Sudan and his Brazilian counterpart signed for his country

The Minister, during his meetings with the Brazilian officials called for establishment of partnerships between the Sudanese and Brazilian businessmen to face the growing demand for food in the [...]

Foreign Minister returns from Niger after he participated in the inauguration of President of the republic

Gms: 09.04.2011 (SUNA)

Foreign Minister Mr. Ali Ahmed Karti returned to the country today after he had participated in the inauguration of the President of Niger, on Thursday at the head of a high level delegation.

The Minister has met on the sidelines of the Inauguration ceremony with a number of African Heads of States and senior officials, Where he met the President of the State of Gabon, Mr. El Hadj Ali Omar Bongo [...]

Minister of Finance urges Arab financing funds to invest in agricultural domains in Sudan

Gms: 9 April (SUNA)

The Minister of Finance and National Economy, Ali Mahmud, has called on Arab financial institutions and funds to invest in the available agricultural fields, sugar, oils and wheat cultivation in the country

He urged his Arab counterparts as well as Directors of Arab funds to participate in a conference on investment in the agricultural and animal fields to set be held in Sudan, explaining that Sudan enjoys huge natural resources [...]

World Bank releases additional US$2.2 million to southern food fund

Gms: Mirayafm, 09 April 2011

The World Bank is releasing an additional US$ 2.2 million in the next few months to Southern Sudan Emergency Food Crisis Response basket. Speaking to Radio Miraya, Mylinda Justine, World Bank’s consultant for Agriculture and Rural Development in Juba, says with the extra funding, the project, which is supposed to end this year, will be extended to 2012.

SBA Calls for especial Economic Relations with South Sudan State

Gms:  April 9 (SUNA)

The Secretary General of the Sudanese Businessmen Association (SBA) Bakri Yousif has called for reaching strategic agreement between the government of Sudan and the South Sudan State on oil issues to contribute effectively to strengthen trade and economic relations

The SBA Official referred to his association’s concern with implementation of cooperation program and establishment of effective and strategic ties through creation of cooperation mechanism with the private sector in South [...]

Ghana to Sudan clinging to Olympic dream

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Fromnews.bbc.co.uk, April 9

Ghana face an early exit from the 2012 Olympic Games qualifying competition, as they head for Sudan this weekend trailing by one goal.

A country that has made six Games appearances and won Africa’s first football medal (bronze in 1992) was not expected to be too troubled by the Sudanese.

But Sudan, who scraped through the previous round after a solitary-goal success over war-ravaged Somalia, triumphed 1-0 in Accra a fortnight ago [...]

Drinking over recommended limit ‘raises cancer risk’

Gms: .bbc.co.uk, 9/4

Drinking more than a pint of beer a day can substantially increase the risk of some cancers, research suggests.

The Europe-wide study of 363,988 people reported in the British Medical Journal found one in 10 of all cancers in men and one in 33 in women were caused by past or current alcohol intake.

More than 18% of alcohol-related cancers in men and about 4% in women were linked to [...]

Interview with the Secretary –General of the Supreme Council of Technical Education

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Technical Education at the Core of Economic Development

Vocational Training Centers Solve Unemployment Crisis

Vocational education or vocational education and training (VET) prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade,

occupation, or vocation. It is sometimes referred to as technical education as the trainee directly develops expertise in a particular group of techniques or even technology.

Technical [...]

The Honoring of Mama Asha

Khartoum gms

By Abdul Rahman Al-Ninga

After a continuous career of forty four years in her “Rawdha” kinder garden which she never left, Mama Asha was honored at last.  A special ceremony was organized on the Graduate Day in honor of this great lady. The ceremony was made in the buildings of Mama Asha kinder garden. It was attended by a number of top educational officials, in addition to tens of kinder [...]