Sudan: The Jummaiz Tree - Shady, Nourishing and Curative

The Jummaiz (ficus sycomorus) is one of Sudan's very important tress, with a history dating back to the days of the ancient Nubian civilization. Read more »

Sudan: Selected Poem - Rainbow (Ali Abd Al-Gayoum)

Sudanese writer Ali Abd al-Gayoum (1943-1998 ) was a poet, film and theatre director (http://sudanow-magazine.net/page.php?subId=30&Id=1241). His following poem has been… Read more »

Sudan: Referee Uses Police Dog to Deter Rowdy Fans

A football ground in the City of Wad Medani in Central Sudan has recently seen one of the game's most amusing incidents when a referee took his fierce police dog to protect him in… Read more »

Sudan: Weekly Press Columns Digest

In the editor's focus last week were three articles tackling the calamitous violence in the town of Aljenaina in West Darfur State, the resignation of the Energy Ministry's… Read more »

Sudan: Unlocking Sudan's Vast Potential of Solar Energy

Sudan was one of the first nations to understand the importance of renewable energy. Read more »

Sudan: Youths Launch Car Washing Initiative to Help the Poor

Some Sudanese youths have taken a novel initiative, washing cars along the River Nile in Khartoum and donating the sums thus earned to secure the financial needs of poor families… Read more »

Sudan: Weekly Press Columns Digest

The recent revelations of Egypt's President Abdelfattah Alsisi in which he uttered a veiled threat to Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam issue, the spectacular triumph of Sudan's… Read more »

Sudan: Poet Mohamed N. M. Ali Wins Tayeb Salih's International Award

Poet, former Sudanow literary writer, Mohamed Najeeb Mohamed Ali, has won the Tayeb Salih's International Award for Written Creativity. Read more »

Sudan: Poet Ali Abd Al-Gayoum - a Versatile Artist

Poet Ali Abd al-Gayoum (1943-1998 ) is one of the most outstanding figures in the Sudan's and the Arab World's free verse school. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Fermented Food Heritage

The following article has been written by Dr. Hamid Ahmed Dirar who is a professor of nutrition in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum and other universities. Read more »

Sudan: Khartoum At Night - Can We See This Image Once Again?

Actor, Poet Tariq Alamin is airing an initiative to rehabilitate central Khartoum and turn it into a social, cultural and commercial attraction. Read more »

Sudan: Weekly Press Columns Digest

The press commentaries last week focused the visit to Sudan by Egypt's President, General Sisi, the sensitive development when the Governor of the Bank of Sudan (the Central Bank)… Read more »

Sudan: On the International Women's Day - Tribute to Ten of Sudan's Greatest Women

Old and new, Sudanese women have contributed quite a lot to the position and progress of the country. The list of Sudan's great women is long. But it may be suitable in this narrow… Read more »

Sudan: IMF - Sudan Made Tangible Progress On Reform Program

The Managing Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, approved the first review of Sudan's Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) on March 5, 2021. Read more »

Sudan: The New Monetary Package - Incentive or Further Impediment to Sudanese Expatriates

The government has announced a package of 25 incentives in order to encourage Sudanese working abroad to remit their savings through the official channels: The banking system and… Read more »

Sudan: Pickpocket Hareega Always Knew Better

As related by Police Captain Omar Ahmed Tabeedi in his facebook page, a pickpocket with the name Hareega (fire!) in 1993, in the White Nile Town of Kosti, was famous for knowing… Read more »

Sudan: Khalifa House Museum Opens for Visitors

Much of the restoration work on the historical Khalifa House Museum (called Bait Alkhalifa Museum in Arabic) has been finished and the monument is now open for visitors. Read more »

Sudan: Weekly Press Columns Digest

The most outstanding issues in the press commentaries last week were: 1/ The fatwa (religious ruling) by runaway clergy Abdelhay Yousif - who is hiding in Turkey to evade… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Vast Fish Potential Waiting to Be Tapped

News reports over the weekend said a US company has come out with a project to invest in the country's seafood, earmarking $20 million for the venture, to be implemented in stages. Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese European Film Festival in Drive-in Shows

Friday saw the opening of the Sudanese European Film Festival 2021 in an outdoor drive-in show for the first time in Khartoum. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Floats Its National Currency

Sudan has decided to float its national currency, the pound, officially unifying multiple exchange rates including the black-market. Read more »

Sudan: Old Dongola - Preparations for Listing As World Heritage Site

The Polish Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw and the Sudanese National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) have gone a good deal in the… Read more »

Sudan: Trade Minister Madani Steps Down At His Prime

Outgoing Minister of Trade and Industry Madani Abbas Madani had salvaged the Ministry from beneath the rubble of negligence, oblivion and impotence. That is the general mood among… Read more »

Sudan: Weekly Press Columns Digest

The most pressing issues of the week that preoccupied the public opinion were the legal case filed by Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, General Burhan, against the Rapporteur of… Read more »

Sudan: Prof. Malik Badri - Departure of Great Psychologist

Monday 8 February 2021 saw the departure in Kuala Lumpur, Capital City of Malaysia, of outstanding Sudanese psychologist Professor Dr. Malik Badri. Read more »