African players in Europe: Superb Ba goal gets Newcastle off to winning start

Gms: Cafonline, 25 August

Senegal striker Demba Ba scored a sublime goal to help Newcastle defeat Tottenham 2-1 on the opening weekend of the English Premier League season.
Nigerian Peter Odemwingie was also on target, converting a penalty as West Brom crushed Liverpool 3-0 in their first match under former Reds assistant manager Steve Clarke.
Cameroon-born 16-year-old Fabrice Olinga, meanwhile, became the youngest player to score in the Spanish La Liga when he came off the bench to snatch a late [...]

New AIDS-like disease in Asians, not contagious

Gms: Khartoum, Aug.25 (SUNA), (AP)

Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV.
The patients’ immune systems become damaged, leaving them unable to fend off germs as healthy people do. What triggers this isn’t known, but the disease does not seem to be contagious.
This is another kind of acquired immune deficiency that is not inherited and [...]

Exchange Rates

Gms: Khartoum, Aug.25 (SUNA)

AUG 23, 2012 (Suna) Currency buying, selling and average rates according to the Central Bank of Sudan on Thursday:

USD 4.3980 4.4200 4.4090
Japanese Yen 0.0560 0.0563 0.0561
Sterling Pound 6.9931 7.0281 7.0106
Swiss Franc 4.5942 4.6172 4.6057
Canadian Dollar 4.4480 4.4702 4.4591
Swedish Kronor 0.6623 0.6656 0.6640
Norwegian Kroner 0.7512 0.7550 0.7531
Danish Krona 0.7410 0.7447 0.7429
Kuwait Dinar 15.5943 15.6723 15.6333
Saudi Riyal 1.1733 1.1792 1.1762
U.A.E Dirham 1.1980 1.2040 1.2010
Riyal Qatar 1.2077 1.2137 1.2107
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Zambia Denies Agreement with Sudan to Train Militia

Gms: Sudan.net, VOA – August 25

Zambia’s information minister has denied his government signed an agreement with Sudan to train a youth militia group with an objective to terrorize opponents.

Kennedy Sakeni also denied the administration is using state institutions to suppress opposition parties from fully participating in the democratic process.

“As far as [the] government is concerned, we haven’t signed any agreement and as government we don’t intend to do so,” said Sakeni.

His comments came after Hakainde Hichilema leader of the opposition [...]

Minister of Water Resources: Levels of Nile Flood surpass levels of 1988

Gms: Khartoum, Aug.25 (Sudanradio.info)

The Minister of Water Resources and Electricity Osama Abdalla inaugurated Wednesday a central data and communication centre at the premises of the Sudanese Electricity distribution Company. In a statement to the Sudan News Agency, the Minister said the levels of the River Nile flood in Khartoum State this year have surpassed 16, 95 meters, which is more than those of the floods of 1988 and close to the levels of the floods of 1946, which reached 17, [...]

Africa Shows Increasing Economic Growth, Says Ex-Belgium PM

Gms: VOA News, by Peter Clottey

Belgium’s former prime minister says the launch of Forbes Afrique magazine is an indication of dramatic economic growth under way in Africa.
Guy Verhofstadt, who is also leader of the Liberals and Democrats in the European parliament, said there are strong indications of a growing middle class, which he said, is good for the continent.
“If you look to the figures you will see that Africa is growing now in the last 10 years with [...]

Dialogue with Washington continues

Gms: Khartoum, Aug.25 (Smc)

Ministry of foreign affairs announces it is preparing a plan to resume dialogue with United States in upcoming period, reported local media Thursday quoting the ministry by saying.

The ministry says according to media reports that it would not give up seeking establishes good relations with Washington and other hostile countries to Sudan.

Minister of foreign affairs Ali karti admits that United States is an influential country worldwide and that he said Sudan realizes the importance of improving bilateral [...]

Embezzlement Cases against SPLM members continue

Gms: Khartoum: smc, 25 August

Blue Nile state last week announced its plans to set judicial proceedings against ousted governor of the state Malik Agar accusing him of embezzling millions of dollars allocated for development process in the state.
Blue Nile deputy governor Adam Abakar told (smc) that auditor general in the state uncovered that Agar embezzled huge public funds, transferred them to his private account and exploited good deal of it to strengthen Sudan People Liberation Army. The deputy governor [...]

Director of National Forestry Corporation discuses with US Embassy joint cooperation on field of forestry

Gms: Khartoum, Aug.25 (SUNA)

The Director of the National Forestry Corporation, Dr Abdul-Azim Mirghani, has discussed with the Head of the Political and Economic Section at the Embassy of the United States of America in Khartoum aspects of joint cooperation in field of forests and protection of vegetation.

Dr. Mirghani cited the assistance that Sudan needs in field of forestry which , he said, include training and capacity-building, participation of local community in the management of forests and combat of desertification as [...]