Egyptian Minister of Water Resources arrives in Sudan

Gms: Khartoum, May 5 (SUNA)
The Egyptian Minister of Water Resources, Dr. Hisham Gindil is due to arrive in Khartoum Wednesday on a several-day official visit in framework of the continuous consultations between Sudan and Egypt and the Nile Basin states.
The two sides will discuss in their meetings the cooperation and coordination between the two countries.

East Darfur State to Prepare 10,000 Mujahids

Gms: De’ain, May 5 (SUNA)

The Wali (governor) of East Darfur, Maj. Gen. Mohamed Fadlalla Hamid, has affirmed the readiness of his state to prepare 10,000 Mujahids at the training camps to defend the homeland.
Addressing the convoy of the trade chambers convoy of De’ain in support to the Armed Forces Thursday, Maj. Gen. Hamid appreciated the rush of citizens for the training camps for the sake of protecting the borders of East Darfur State with South Sudan State.
Meanwhile, Chairman [...]

Advisors, Ministers and State Ministers donate half of their constitutional allocations

Gms: Khartoum, May 5 (SUNA)

The Presidential Advisors, ministers and state ministers of the broad-based government have contributed half of their constitutional allocations as of Thursday in support of the program austerity which is announced by the government recently.
The spokesman of the Council of Ministers, Dr. Omer Mohamed Salih, said in a press statement following the regular meeting of the Cabinet chaired by the President of the Republic, Field Marshal, Omer Al-Bashir, that the Cabinet affirmed the confidence on the [...]

SJU Describes UN Security Council Resolution on Sudan and South Sudan as Catastrophic

Gms: Khartoum, May 5 (SUNA)

The Sudanese Journalists Union (SJU) has described the recent resolution of the UN Security Council threatening non-military sanctions against Sudan and South Sudan State as catastrophic and constitutes new aggression that threatens future and security of Sudan .
SJU in statement issued, Thursday, said the UN Security Council resolution made equal the aggressor and the victim and undermined the values of the international security, adding that it harms the national sovereignty .
The statement called on [...]

Suwar Al-Dahab Signs Memo of Understanding with Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Charity and Humanitarian Organization on Sheikh Zayed Endowment

Gms: Khartoum, May 5 (SUNA)

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Da’awa Organization, Field Marshal Abdul-Rahman Suwar Al-Dahab, has signed a memo of understanding with Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Charity and Humanitarian Organization of the United Arab Emirates for establishment of endowment for the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan of two million dollars for support to the projects and programs of the Islamic Da’awa Organization in Africa.
Signing of the memo of understanding came as part of [...]

Kier to Chair an Extra Ordinary Meeting with RF in Juba

Gms: Juba (smc), 5 May

An extraordinary meeting will be held Thursday in Juba, capital of southern Sudan, chair by President Salva Kir. The meeting’s attendees will include GOSS senior officials and revolutionary front coalition leaders. A source from RF, told (smc) that the meeting’s, agendas will focus on how to determine rising dispute, from within RF membership.
The meeting, according to the source, also would focus on the military involvement of Mani Arko Manawi and Abdel Wahid Mohammed Nur factions, [...]

Asante Kotuku wrap up Ghana league title

Gms: Cafonline, 5 May

Kumasi Asante Kotuku have won the 2011/2012 Ghana Premier League title with four matches to spare.

The Porcupine Warriors sealed the title, their first in four years over the weekend despite a 0-0 draw with visiting Berekum Arsenal at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

The result moved Asante Kotuku to 56 points, 14-points clear of second-placed Ashanti Gold who were humbled 1-3 by Liberty Professionals in Accra.

Bitterest rivals, Hearts of Oak lost out on the chase after suffering [...]

Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) opened an office in the “Africa City of Technology ACT” in Khartoum

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Dr. Abdalla Alnajjar, President of the Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) declared that: ASTF opened a new branch and representative office in the “Africa City of Technology (ACT) in Khartoum”, under the ASTF policies to support the efforts of sustainable development in Sudan, by employing the science and technology in the different sector in both of economic and Sudanese society. He explained that this decision is consistent with the Arabic policies and orientation of ASTF in the region. The [...]

Minister of Finance announces rise of inflation in Sudan by 12%

Gms: Khartoum, May 5 (SUNA)

The Minister of Finance and National Economy, Ali Mahmoud, has announced increase of inflation by 21% during the first quarter of the current year, compared to 16% in the same period of the past year.
The minister attributed the rise of inflation to the continuous increase in the prices of food materials and beverages, particularly the necessary goods such as meat and milk.
In a report he presented to the Council of Ministers Thursday, the minister [...]

Justice Minister Meets Ethiopian Ambassador

Gms: Khartoum, May 5 (SUNA)

Minister of Justice, Mohamed Bushara Dossa received at his office, Thursday the Ethiopian Ambassador to Sudan the bilateral relations between the two countries, means for developing them further and the activation of the agreements signed by Sudan and Ethiopia .
Dossa, during the meeting, pledged to develop relations between the two countries, affirming that the Joint Ministerial Committee will revise the joint draft agreements which were not signed .
The minister indicated that joint cooperation protocol [...]