A New Asian-African Alliance? China supports Sudan's Economic Growth
Mar/23/2008 Archived in:Economy
"You have heard about the Asian tigers. Now, there is an African lion ... and it is beginning to roar!" This is the message sent out by the Sudanese-European Relations Forum, held in Khartoum on March 10-12.Read Further...
Who Is Blocking Peace In Darfur?
Mar/30/2008 Archived in:Strategy
The tragic, years-long conflict that has raged in Sudan's three Darfur states, is again competing for headlines, as new estimates on the number of dead are being debated, and yet another United Nations Security Council resolution (1591), is on the table. But neither haggling over figures, nor casting blame and meting out new punishment, is the issue: the issue is peace must be brought to the war-torn region. And for that to happen, key international players backing the rebels, must change course.Read Further...
Build Railways for Peace in Africa
May/21/2008 Archived in:Economy
In the "good news" department is the announcement that Egypt has founded a committee with the Government of Sudan, to sign an agreement in the third week of May, on establishing vital railway links.Read Further...
Global Food Crisis: Egypt and Sudan Join Forces For Food Security
May/27/2008 Archived in:Economy
No one can doubt that the news being transmitted from Egypt, and also from Sudan in early May, is dramatic. Egypt is in the throes of an economic crisis, inflation is reeling out of control, people have taken to the streets, and desperate measures taken by the government in an attempt to alleviate the strains on the population, may be not only ineffective, but even counterproductive. Read Further...