Mutai and Keitany secure Kenyan London Marathon double

Gms: BBC News, 18 April 2011

Emmanuel Mutai and Mary Keitany completed a Kenyan double as they won the men’s and women’s races at the London Marathon on Sunday.

Mutai raced to a London record of two hours four minutes and 39 seconds, while Keitany won in 2:19.19, the fourth fastest women’s marathon ever.

In the men’s race Martin Lel sprinted to second place ahead of Patrick Makau as Kenyans filled the top three spots.

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Africa’s Hungriest Need Better Agricultural Research

A breeder checks on the health status of conserved maize germplasm in Ibadan, Nigeria

Gms: VOA.Com, 18 April 2011

A new study of sub-Saharan Africa finds serious shortcomings in the scientific research capabilities needed to improve the region’s agricultural production. Rates of hunger in sub-Saharan Africa today are the highest in the world.

Addressing that hunger problem is complicated by a host of emerging issues, including food price volatility, growing population, water scarcity [...]

Foreign Minister Plans to visit Cuba

Gms: smc, 18 April 2011

Sudanese representative to UN in New York Daffa Allah AL Hajj Ali presented his credentials to Cuban vice president Viladi Bigirano as Sudanese ambassador to Havana and resident in New York.  The Sudanese ambassador has also conveyed  president Omar AL Bashir greetings to his Cuban counterpart Raoul Castro. Meanwhile the ambassador discussed with Cuban vice president and foreign minister means of promoting bilateral relations between Khartoum and Havana. The ambassador also discussed with officials [...]

The Tears of Mubarak

By Abdul Rahman Al-Ninga

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It is has been reported that the Egyptian deposed President Husni Mabarak, his wife and his two sons, Alaa and Jamal were brought before the Egyptian Attorney General for investigation in regard with charges of corruption, genocide and misuse of power, specifically ordering the security forces to shoot and kill demonstrators during the 25 of January revolution that toppled Mubarak from power. Some of these charges are punishable [...]

Facilities for Expatriate Investors

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The Sudanese Expatriate Authority (SEA) will hold the investment forum for the Sudanese expatriates. The forum which is being organized in cooperation with the Sudanese Council of Businessmen will be held on the (22-23) of April, in the Emirate of Al-Sharija, UAE. The timing of the forum has been decided to coincide with the Sudanese Islamic Commercial Exhibition. Dr. Karrar Al-Tuhami, the secretary general of the (SEA) stressed the importance of the forum. [...]

Mushatt: the ancient Hairdressing in Sudan.

By Nahla Mahjoub

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Sudan has been characterized by old and unique kinds of culture, heritages and customs. They all helped to make the Sudanese women unique and distinguished among the women of the world. One of those distinction signs is the Sudanese Thobe (dress) which covers the whole body. Another one is the art of tinting the ladies fingers with henna. But one of the most ancient customs is that called “Mushatt”. [...]

2 billion USD the UAE investments in Sudan

Gms:   Dubai, SUNA18 April 2011

the size of the United Arab Emirates investments in Sudan amounted to 2 billion USD by the end of last year, equivalent to 7.3 billion UAE Dirham at an increase of 100 million USD from the rates of 1995 with expectations that the commercial balance may within few years reach an equivalent point with , beside increasing the Sudanese exports to the United Arab Emirates

Ambassador Issam Awad Mitwali, [...]

Sudan Calls on International Community to Waive Debts

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The meetings of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank Group have kicked off and expected to conclude their activities today. Sudanese delegation,

headed by Ali Mahmoud Abdul Rasoul, the Ministry of Finance and National Economy, is taking part in the meetings.

Informed sources said that a meeting would be held on the sidelines of these meetings including the Arab group, the manager of the World Bank and his deputy as [...]

Central Bank of Sudan: an improvement in the foreign sector performance

Gms:  18 April 2011, SUNA

the circular of the Central Bank of Sudan has affirmed that the foreign sector performance witnessed a good improvement due to the international increase in oil prices and the positive impacts of the central Bank policies in purchasing gold and flooding foreign currencies where the exchange rate prices became stable and the difference between the official and the balanced market had dropped by 7% and included the non petroleum exports [...]

The end of a melodrama: the Reputation of a President

By Abdul Rahman Al-Ninga

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The Sudanese public met with relief the verdict of Omdurman Sharia Court in the case that was raised by a Southern woman, called Rawdah Joan claiming that she a wife of the late President Jaffer Numairi, and asking to be included among his eligible heirs. The prosecution in the case presented a “wedding certificate” between the woman and the late President. But the defense responded that the certificate [...]