South Sudan's rebel leader arrives in Khartoum

South Sudan's main rebel group, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) confirmed that its leader Riek Machar has arrived in Khartoum.
Puok Both Baluang, the SPLM-IO director of information and public relations, told Radio Tamazuj from Khartoum this evening that Machar arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum to attend talks with President Salva Kiir on Monday.
"Yes I can confirm that Machar has arrived in Khartoum. He arrived for the talks," Baluang said.
The government has not yet confirmed President Kiir's attendance for the talks slated for Monday.
The two leaders at the center of the devastating civil war in South Sudan, met face to face for the first time in two years in Addis Ababa.

No one hurt in West Kordofan landslide

Authorities in Sudan’s West Kordofan State said a slide happened last Thursday after heavy rains in Al-Kalaeet area north of Babanusa town.
Babanusa Locality Commissioner Adam Agidat Hamudi and geology experts went to the scene to figure out what happened.
The commissioner told the Sudan News Agency that nobody was hurt in the incident.
The local official said the locals will be evacuated. Agidat called for a meeting on Sunday with the local administration to explain what happened and enlighten the nomads who spend the rainy season in the area.

Spotlight: Sudan Veterinary Council .. 6 Decades of Pioneering Efforts

A short visit to the Sudan Veterinary Council )SVC(  early in the  morning on Sunday 3rd June 2018

, in my way to the paper, made me astonished and amazed with the flow of the rich and valuable information presented by Dr. Samir Abdul Rasul Ali, the Secretary General of the SVC. He shed light on the idea of stablishing the SVC, promising to detail in this regard in a full text of an interview to our paper soon. The aim of our visit is to stand on the role of this council which represents a vital sector, the animal sector with its different components and issues.
The veterinary medicine dates back to early beginnings of the 20th century, where in 1901 issued the law of animal diseases, which later is followed by the law of exporting and importing of animals in 1913. This sector witnessed noticeable activity and movement among the veterinary doctors, who issued the first specialized scientific professional magazine called Sudan Veterinary Journal in 1917.
This vital activity was culminated by the establishment of the SVC in 1949 as the first professional council in Sudan; then the efforts were culminated by the issuance of the law of veterinary council in 1954where the council began officially. Then came the law of the Veterinary council in 1995 which was amended in 2004.  The SVC has it vision and mission that it works to implement it.
We believe that the Veterinary medicine plays a major role in the animal health, public health for both animals and humans, as well as human beings for the joint diseases that shift from animals to human beings and versa-vis .The animal sector has its economic, health and social importance, for animal resource represent a real support to the food security, and considered an important economic resource. 
Raising awareness with the important of this sector is one of the requires for economic stability, beside the direct link between the animal diseases that shift to human and its effect on efficiency of humans, which automatically effect on human performance , the product and productivity and the national economy in general.
The SVC, has a long history, started its work before independence of Sudan in 1956, we are optimistic that this council which has been working for more than 6 decades, has a lot to do in this vital field. As we Know that there are distinctive Sudanese experts who had lead this council since 1954 where the first secretary General was Professor Amin Abd Allah al Karib, followed by other  former  six professors and Doctors who had presented their experiences to Sudan through the SVC .
We raise hats to all those former veterinary experts and those who are still working in silence for the sake of Sudan. We say thanks to Dr. Samir Abdul Rasul Ali, the secretary General of the SVC for shedding light on the importance role of the SVC, and for this information about this council, hoping that we also try to shed light on its activities and economic contribution in the national economy.
Let us share and exchange knowledge with our scholars and scientists, let us benefit from their experiences in raising awareness with this wonderful world of animal.

Sudan Vision

Head of Sudan central bank dies of heart attack in Turkey

Sudan's central bank governor Hazem Abdelqader has died of a heart attack while on a visit to Turkey, the Sudanese presidency said on Saturday.

It was not immediately clear whether Abdelqader was on an official visit to Turkey but the presidency said in a statement that he died of a heart attack on Saturday. It did not offer other details.

Born in 1960, Abdeqader was appointed the head of Sudan's Central Bank in December 2016.

Since taking over as governor, Abdelqader participated in negotiations with the United States that helped lift decades-old trade embargo imposed by Washington on Khartoum.

In recent months the central bank has faced an acute shortage of foreign currency that has seen the Sudanese pound plunge against the dollar on the black market.

The central bank has devalued the pound twice against the dollar since January.

Sudan's overall economy has been hit hard, particularly after the south separated from the north in 2011, taking with it about 75 percent of oil revenues.

Sudanese officials say that an economic revival that was expected after the lifting of US sanctions has not materialized as international banks continue to be wary of doing business with Sudanese banks.

Although Washington lifted the sanctions on October 12, it has kept Khartoum on its list of "state sponsors of terrorism", which Sudanese officials say keeps international banks away from the African country

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Ethiopia, Sudan Re-affirmed their Commitments to Cooperate on Bilateral and Regional Issues

Addis Ababa June 01/2018 Ethiopia and Sudan re-affirmed their commitments to work in cooperation on issues of bilateral and regional concerns.

Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu conferred with the newly appointed Sudanese Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed here in Addis today.

Both ministers briefed journalists on the wide range of issues they have discussed during their meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Minister, Workneh  Gebeyehu told journalists that the Foreign Ministers of the two countries discussed on various bilateral issues related to the Nile, issues of regional concerns, people to people relations and other issues of bilateral significances.

Among other things, the ministers discussed on efforts underway to bring about lasting peace in South Sudan and Somalia and on how the agreements signed several times between the warring parties could be effectively be implemented.

Moreover, the ministers took up deliberations on how to further strengthen the ongoing political, economic and people to people relations between both countries.

Workneh appreciated for the principled position that Sudan has adopted regarding the issues around the construction of GERD.

He also expressed his gratitude for President Omar Hassan Al- Bashir for his rapid response to the request made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on releasing prisoners who were detained in Sudan for various reasons.

“The swift response made by Sudan in releasing Ethiopian prisoners indicates the strong bilateral cultural, social and political relations between the peoples and governments of the two countries,” he added.

Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed said that he had discussed with Workneh on wide range of bilateral issue including the Nile and IGAD concerns.

Both ministers agreed to work together on issues of peace in the region and on ways and means of strengthening IGAD and the African Union.

He added that the two countries will continue to cooperate on the issues of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

More than 1,400 Ethiopians detained in Sudan for various reasons were release during the recent official visit paid by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Sudan.

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