Recap of Abkraig Dispatch for the Year 2024

This would be my Recap for my monthly newsletter of Abkraig Dispatch for the year 2024 in which I shall be mentioning the best headlines, articles, infographics, and content about travel, tourism, business, finance, and technology in Sudan.

New Mobile Applications in 2024:

1. Waslink delivery mobile app
2. Wasil delivery mobile app
3. Shakwa App by the Sudanese Public Prosecution
4. Sudanese Passports App by the Sudanese Ministry of Interior
5. Sheikh Mohammed Sayyid Haj (God have mercy on his soul)
6. Shendi University

Expansions of Businesses in 2024:

1. Sudan Airports Company rehabilitated and reopened the international airports of Kassala, and Dongola
2. Sudan Air expanded its offices to Oman, Saudi Arabia
3. Tarco Aviation expanded its offices to Oman, Egypt, Turkiye, Kuwait, Qatar, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia
4. Badr Airlines expanded its offices to Oman, Egypt, Turkiye, Kuwait, Qatar, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia
5. Twins Cafe opened a new branch in Shendi
6. “Go” mobile taxi declared that it will be adding the city of Dongola to its list of cities that has its services offered there
7. Agashi Al-Amarat restaurant opened its 2nd branch in Atbara
8. Tarco Aviation opened an office in Muscat, Oman to facilitate the shipping of personal and commercial packages between Port Sudan and Muscat
9. MIG money exchange declared that it has opened a new branch in Wadi Street, Omdurman, Khartoum State opposite to Bank of Khartoum in Al-Abraj Bus Stop.
10. Omdurman National Bank opened a new branch in New Halfa, Argeen Passage,
11. Sudanese Saudi Bank opened a new branch in Atbara
12. Bank of Khartoum opened a new branch in Dalgo city, Dongola, Wadi Halfa, Atbara
13. Blue Nile Mashreg Bank opened new branches in Atbara, Halfa, and Dongola

New Projects in 2024:

1. The health information system for kidney failure patients has been launched in the presence of the minister of healthcare and minister of telecommunications with 2200 beneficiary from the system. The system includes a web platform, a mobile app, a system for recording and updating patients information via Whatsapp and Telegram

New Products in 2024:

1. A Sudanese citizen managed to drive a driverless car remotely using his laptop in the midst of the war hardships at Atbara
2. Bik teabuiscuits by Dal Food
3. Khomra perfumes by Lacharm

New Services in 2024:

1. Sudanese Passports Management launched a new online digital service for Sudanese citizens to follow up with the process of their requests for new passports or renewed passports from initiating the request to printing to printed to shipped to delivered. The service is available via the url: https://passports.gov.sd/inquiry
2. Monitoring and tracling of supply chain vehicles by Zain Sudan
3. One Terabyte sized internet packages by Zain Sudan

New Websites in 2024:

1. Atar digital magazine
2. Makkawi Media Center
3. Sudan Eye Center

New Companies and Businesses that were founded in 2024:

1. Familia Foundation
2. Waslink
3. Wasil
4. Al-Karama
5. Logex Shipping
6. Kilo Shipping
7. Tarco Marine

Business Partnerships Made in 2024:

Nile Petroleum and Ethiopian Petroleum Corporation sign Agreements on Petroleum Services - Sudan…

1. Haboob signed a partnership with Tabby
2. Agricultural Bank and Port Sudan Shipping Company
3. Sadagaat made a partnership with Cisco to provide teaching and e-learning services
4. Land registration authorities in the State of Khartoum declares that all procedures of selling or buying lands after the 15th of April/2023 to be anulled
5. Intelligent Pattern made a partnership with the Omani investment and development firm “Mohammed Al-Sinani”📊🇴🇲🇸🇩
6. Sudanese Government proposed to China a partnership in building a new oil refinery in Port Sudan🇨🇳🛢️
7. Sohar International Bank and Al-Nile Bank
8. IEEE XTREME programming competition Egypt section and IEEE XTREME programming competition Sudan section
9. Intelligent Pattern and Arcitura
10. An agreement was signed between the taxation authority of Sudan and the taxation authority of Russia
11. Sudanese Minister of Finance — Gibril Ibrahim — made a business partnerships with Toyota. JAICA, and Japanese Government
12. Al-Thahabi Goup and Bohler
13. Giad Industrial and Seaports Engineering Company
14. Sudanese Authority of Geological Research and St. Petersburg University in Russia
15. Sudanese Ministry of Finance and Sudanese Ministry of Energy
16. A group of Sudanese Universities and the Egyptian Academy of Novodux
17. Tabby and Haboob
18. Nile Valley University and Zain Sudan

New Facilities built in 2024:

1. Passports factory in Atbara, River Nile State
2. Passports issuing and renewing center in Berber, River Nile State
3. Passports factory in Gedrarif state
4. Skiing playground has opened in Shendi
5. A new optical center opened called “Sudan Center for Optics” in Dongola and they are reachable via: 00249112990818, 00249999991411, info@sudaneyecenter.com, www.sudaneyecenter.com
6. A center for teaching adults called as “Al-Sha’b Center” in Dongola🏫
7. Makka ophthalmic hospital has opened a branch in Atbara
8. Slaughterhouse in Gedarif with a capacity to produce 250 tons of animal meat 🥩
9. A new co-working Space called as “Spero Business Center” in Kassala with work offices and services of high speed internet, meeting rooms, and a training hall. The address is: Prince Plaza, first floor, apartment number E132 and they can be reached out via cell phone: 00249116968292, 00249914903062
10. Al-Wifaq Al-Qatari Hospital in Banganarti, Northern State opened new departments: ICU, incubation, intermediate care, expansion of emergency department, sound waves for heart, surgical endoscopes appliances, microbiology lab, (Ear, nasal, and throat endoscopy)
11. Jowana Amal Caner resting facility for children in Merawi in Northern State
12. Nafeer Al-Afiyah obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Karima, Northern State
13. Gold refinery in River Nile State
14. Dental Center by Gezira University in Kassala
15. Morgue in Karari Locality in Omdurman
16. Dar Al-Shifa clinic in Wadi Street, Omdurman
17. A ward for medium cases in emergency department of Atbara Educational Hospital
18. Blue Nile TV new headquarters in Omdurman
19. Spero Co-Working Space
20. Al-Sha’ab Almuallim center for teaching adults in Dongola

New Governmental Regulations, Laws, Appointments, and Procedures in 2024:

In this section you’ll view the new governmental regulations, laws, appointments, and procedures in relation to travel, tourism, business, technology, finance, and banking and other fields in 2024.

Currency Change: Combating Looting Operations - Sudan Events

Minerals: Moving mining Waste outside state, Banned - Sudan Events

Warnings against Poisoned Wheat Seeds - Sudan Events

Issuing New Commercial Register, launched - Sudan Events

Ministry of Health: Avoid Chemically Treated Wheat - Sudan Events

Minister: Setting Cement Factories at Maximum Capacity - Sudan Events

Sudanese Ports: Redressing Merchandise Violations - Sudan Events

Khartoum State Bans the Use of Motorcycles - Sudan Events

Atbara Airport Rehabilitation, Launched - Sudan Events

Kassala Prohibits Vehicle Driving without Credentials - Sudan Events

1. Sudanese Government declared financial penalties and imprisonment upon whomever posts content online that support the Rapid Support Forces, disturb the national security, leak the secrets of the army to the public, humiliate the soldiers of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Police, and Intelligence Service
2. The Sudanese Army handled Star Link devices for civilian use to the citizens of Karari locality in Omdurman
3. States of Khartoum and Sennar ban the use of motorcycles
4. The travel road between Zalengei and Nertiti is still closed
5. Traffic police resume its work in the State of Khartoum
6. Traffic police resume its work in the State of Khartoum
7. Manara water station in Omdurman restored its operations
8. The Sudanese consulate restored its operations in Jeddah
9. Presence of the vehicle owner is mandatory in the traffic police station at Karari Locality in Omdurman in the case of transferring ownership of his/her vehicle
10. Ministry of interior declared that it will be providing the service of issuing new passports via its online portal for the Sudanese citizens in Brussels at Belgium, Kuwait city at Kuwait, and Muscat at Oman
11. The Sudanese consulate at Aswan resumed issuing passports for the Sudanese citizens
12. The Sudanese embassy in Cairo, Riyadh restored its service of issuing passports for the Sudanese citizens
13. Courts in Karari locality, Omdurman are to resume their duties for the first time since the war broke
14. Ministry of interior declares that now Sudanese citizens can issue passports or renew them at the Sudanese Embassy in Beijing. China
15. Ministry of interior declares that now Sudanese citizens can issue passports or renew them at the Sudanese Embassy in Beijing. China
16. Abdulfattah Al-Burhan — Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces — instructed the Governor of the River Nile State to renovate and prepare Atbara’s International Airport to be ready for international civil airplanes trips
17. The Ministry of Mineral Resources forces independent gold miners in the Northern State to issue a gold mining licens
18. Central Bank of Sudan gives 250 companies a notice of two months to deposit in the bank the revenue they received from their exports
19. Government initiated trips for returnees from Kassala to Omdurman via travel buses
20. Police declared the resume of its operations in various police stations around Omdurman
21. Sudan Railways Authority declared that the lane of (Atbara, Abu Hamad, and Wadi Halfa) is now operating and has entered service
22. Police forces started a campaign of killing ruffian dogs around the state of Khartoum
23. Water supply was restored to Banat East and Rikabiyah Neighborhoods in Omdurman
24. Sudanese Passports Management reopened offices for managing the affairs of foreigners inside Sudan. The offices are available in the main Sudanese Passports head quarters in the states of: Red Sea, River Nile, Northern State, Khartoum, White Nile, Kassala, Gedaref
25. State of Khartoum launched a service for receiving emergency calls and crisis calls via those two cell numbers: 00249123156991, 00249123600165
26. Government of Khartoum State notifies all foreigners to leave the state within a fortnight
27. Port Sudan received the newly appointed Iranian Ambassador to Sudan
28. Police of West Kordofan launched the service of issuing and receiving passports in the city of Al-Nohod🛃
29. Authority of bridges and roads began maintenance operations in the West Nile Road leading to Wadi Sayyidna🛣️
30. Government of Red Sea renamed the largest street in Port Sudan to “Egypt/Masr Street”🛣️
31. Civil aviation authority declared the opening of Sudan’s Eastern air passage🛫
32. Dafa’ Allah Al-Haj Ali was appointed by the Sudanese Government to be the new Sudanese Ambassador for Saudi Arabia🇸🇩🇸🇦
33. Sudan’s government imposed a new regulation which dictates upon the irrigation companies to grow corn in 10% of their lands🌽
34. Central Bank of Sudan banned 157 businesses for their misconduct of not paying the fees of their exports to the government
35. Government of Kassala built a ministry for social development in Kassala
36. Traffic police launched the service of licensing vehicles in New Halfa, Kassala State🚦👨🏾‍✈️
37. Port Sudan government declared the reopening of the main market of Port Sudan since the 17th of Aug/2024🛒
38. The government of Gezira state paid the salaries of public sector employees in Gezira State for the month of September/2023💰
39. The Sudanese Government started building databases for various data on marine areas controlled by Sudan in the Red Sea for economic purposes🌊💵🇸🇩💻
40. Government of the State of Khartoum offers free malaria medicine and medical checkup
41. A new Turkish ambassador “Fatih Yeldiz” was appointed to Sudan
42. Government of the State of Khartoum banned all tea ladies from working after 5 pm
43. The police branch of Omdurman locality restarted its operations
44. Sudanese ambassador to Moscow “Mohammed Al-Ghazali” was appointed to be the new Sudanese ambassador to Kazakhstan (serving from Moscow)
45. Sudan and Qatar are to build a new air navigation center in Port Sudan
46. Ordering and delivering Sudanese Passports for Sudanese residents in Bahrain is available now via the Sudanese Embassy in Manama
47. Sudanese embassy in Muscat launched a digital platform for registering information for Sudanese citizens who violated the residency laws of Oman in order to be pardoned of their violations financial penalties and deported back to Sudan
48. The Ministry of Interior urges all citizens to report all crimes and violations committed against them or witnessed by them to the police via the digital platform for reporting crimes and violations: www.sudanpolice.net
49. Abdulaziz Hassan Salih has been appointed as the Sudanese ambassador to Iran🇮🇷
50. Rehabilitation and maintenance operations in Atbara International Airport are still in progress🛫
51. Ministry of education declares the resume of education in all school levels in Kassala State starting from the 29th of September/2024🏫
52. Traffic police closed the street between the local prison and the grand market in Port Sudan for all kinds and sorts of vehicles and made it exclusive for walking people
53. The government dropped all custom fees from the solar units and devices dedicated for farming and agriculture
54. Khalid Aleisir has been appointed as the new Minister of Information in Sudan
55. The government of Khartoum reduced the prices of fuel in petrol stations
56. The governor of the River Nile State extended the state of emergency for an additional month
57. Salah Hamid was appointed as the new minister of urban development, roads, and bridges
58. Ministry of Health suspends a treacherous employee who threatened the national security of Sudan
59. Ibrahim Yusuf Mohammed was appointed as the new general manager of the Sudanese Sea Ports Authority
60. The Sudanese Railroads Authority declared the start of the operations of the passengers train between Atbara and Port Sudan starting from the 23rd of December/2024 with a constant price of 30,000 Sudanese Pounds per passenger (15 USD approximately).
61. Health insurance launched a program for free health services in the safe localities of Gezira State
62. Authority of roads and bridges in Khartoum started in paving the northern gate with the River Nile State
63. The International Airport of Port Sudan witnesses the final phase of expanding of its facilities and main airport building
64. Governor of the River Nile state declares the start of construction of “Al-Obor Sports City’“ in Northern Shendi
65. Police opened a center for issuing and renewing driving licenses in Karari, Omdurman, Khartoum State
66. Central Bank of Sudan lifts ban from 163 companies in the field of exports and imports
67. Sudanese company of free duty zones and markets restarted its operations in Omdurman
68. Government of Sudan signed a deal with the Russian Government to provide Russia with a military base on the Red Sea with perks like a center of military logistic and technical support
69. Sudanese Government started business talks with Japan for investments and reconstruction of Sudan in Tokyo
70. Mohammed Al-Ghazali — Sudanese Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Russia — visited “Bank Center Credit” in Kazakhstan in order to facilitate business deals between Sudan and Kazakhstan

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• The National Sudanese Airways — SudanAir — announced the addition of Muscat International Airport to its destinations
• Source: Hash Sudan, Jan/2024
• Afriqiyah Libyan Airways declares the return of its flights between Mitiga International Airport and Port Sudan International Airport starting from the 30th of Jan/2024
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jan/2024
• States of Khartoum and Sennar ban the use of motorcycles
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jan/2024
• Traffic police resume its work in the State of Khartoum
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jan/2024
• Manara water station in Omdurman restored its operations
• Source: Wakeep, Jan/2024
• The Sudanese consulate restored its operations in Jeddah
• Source: @Hash_Sudan on X, Feb/2024
• Passports factory in Atbara is now fully functional
• Source: @Hash_sudan on X, Feb/2024
• Sudan Air — the National Sudanese airways — added Cairo and Muscat to its destinations and started trips between Port Sudan and Cairo and between Port Sudan and Muscat for the first time since the war broke
• Source: @mhamdooun on X, Feb/2024
• Air trips between Mitiga, Libya and Port Sudan, Sudan are to resume flights starting from March-2024
• Source: Al-Motamayizoon travel agency, Feb/2024
• Ministry of interior declared that it will be providing the service of issuing new passports via its online portal for the Sudanese citizens in Brussels at Belgium, Kuwait city at Kuwait, and Muscat at Oman
• Source: Sudanese Ministry of Interior, Feb/2024
• The Sudanese consulate at Aswan resumed issuing passports for the Sudanese citizens
• Source: Sudan Plus, Feb/2024
• Ministry of interior opened a new passports factory in Gedrarif state
• Source: Sudan Plus, Feb/2024
• The Sudanese embassy in Cairo, Riyadh restored its service of issuing passports for the Sudanese citizens
• Source: Wakeep, Feb/2024
• Dandurma — locla Sudanese ice cream brand — is relocating to Port Sudan after the devastating fall of Wad Medani last year
• Source: Dandurma, Feb/2024
• The National Ribat University opened an office in Kassala to provide the service of issuing its certificates to its students
• Source: Wakeep, Feb/2024
• Courts in Karari locality, Omdurman are to resume their duties for the first time since the war broke
• Source: Sudan Plus, Feb/2024
• Ministry of interior declares that now Sudanese citizens can issue passports or renew them at the Sudanese Embassy in Beijing. China
• Source: Sudanese General administration of passports and migration, Mar/2024
• Ministry of interior declares that now Sudanese citizens can issue passports or renew them at the Sudanese Embassy in Beijing. China
• Source: Sudanese General administration of passports and migration, Mar/2024
• The house of the first Sudanese president has been liberated from the hands of the terrorist militia of the Rapid Support Forces
• Source: AlJazeera, Mar/2024
• Sudani Telecom company restored its service of international roaming
• Source: Sudani, Mar/2024
• Badr Airlines declared that it will increase the weekly trips to Muscat International Airport
• Source: Badr Airlines, Mar/2024
• “Go” mobile taxi declared that it will be adding the city of Dongola to its list of cities that has its services offered there
• Source: Go, Mar/2024
• Due to scarcity of vehicles’ fuel in Sudan, people are buying donkeys and their prices has just surged
• Source: Independent Arabia, Mar/2024
• Sudan Air — national Sudanese air carrier — made a hustle amongst its customers when it decided to accept only American Dollars as a payment currency and refused to accept the Sudanese national currency
• Source: Hash_Sudan, Mar/2024
• The capacity of Atbara’s passports factory has increased to producing 7,000 passports per day
• Source: Hash_Sudan, Mar/2024
• Lemon Taxi App declared the restoration of its operations in Port Sudan again for the first time since the war broke in April/2023
• Source: Lemon Taxi, April/2024
• Karari Emergency room warns from ruffian dogs in Karari locality in Omdurman
• Source: Hash Sudan, April/2024
• Abdulfattah Al-Burhan — Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces — instructed the Governor of the River Nile State to renovate and prepare Atbara’s International Airport to be ready for international civil airplanes trips
• Source: Aljazeera, May/2024
• Tarco Aviation started offering two trips between Port Sudan and Muscat (every Friday and Monday)
• Source: Tarco Aviation, May/2024
• Government initiated trips for returnees from Kassala to Omdurman via travel buses
• Source: Sudan Plus, May/2024
• Police declared the resume of its operations in various police stations around Omdurman
• Source: Sudan Plus, May/2024
• Sudan Railways Company declared that the lane of (Atbara, Abu Hamad, and Wadi Halfa) is now operating and has entered service
• Soruce: Sudan Plus, May/2024
• Public transportation returned to service in Omdurman (Lane Omdurman Maket-Thawra Bilnos)
• Source: Wakeep, May/2024
• Tirhal mobile taxi app restored its services of taxi trips by male drivers for all passengers from all genders(male. female), taxi trips by female drivers for female passengers, and delivery of orders.
• Source: Tirhal, May/2024
• The travel road lane (Dinder, Hawwata, Gedaref) has begun its construction
• Source: AlJazeera, May/2024
• 50% of public transportations are restored in Omdurman
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jun/2024
• Foreign fishermen were arrested for fishing out sharks in the Sudanese waterscapes
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jun/2024
• Electricity is restored to Al-Omda Neighborhood in Omdurman
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• Police forces started a campaign of killing ruffian dogs around the state of Khartoum
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• Water supply was restored to Banat East and Rikabiyah Neighborhoods in Omdurman
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• Om Dabakir thermal station is restored to operations in White Nile State
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• Water station number “38” is now operating in Gedarif
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• Doha neighborhood in Omdurman has been liberated by the Sudanese Armed Forces
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jul/2024
• Sudanese Passports Management launched a new online digital service for Sudanese citizens to follow up with the process of their requests for new passports or renewed passports from initiating the request to printing to printed to shipped to delivered. The service is available via the url: https://passports.gov.sd/inquiry
• Source: Sudanese Passports
• Sudanese Passports Management reopened offices for managing the affairs of foreigners inside Sudan. The offices are available in the main Sudanese Passports head quarters in the states of: Red Sea, River Nile, Northern State, Khartoum, White Nile, Kassala, Gedaref
• Source: Aljazeera, Jul/2024
• State of Khartoum launched a service for receiving emergency calls and crisis calls via those two cell numbers: 00249123156991, 00249123600165
• Source: Government of the State of Khartoum
• Wildlife police of Dinder National Park repelled an attack from the terrorist Rapid Support Forces and was successful in keeping the precious wealth of wild animals safe inside Dinder National Park
• Source: Aljazeera, Jul/2024
• Electricity returned to Burri Neighborhood in Khartoum after being cut for 4 months
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jul/2024
• Electricity returned to Shambat neighborhood in Khartoum Bahri
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jul/2024
• Lemon Taxi offers the service of ordering a taxi via phone calls using this cell number: 00249100100003
• Source: Lemon Taxi, Jul/2024
• Countries that allow Sudanese citizens to enter without travel visa include: Malaysia, Barbados, Ecuador, Micronesia, Cook’s Islands, Benin, Syria, Suriname, Haiti, Gambia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Dominica
• Source: Sudan Aviation Echo, Jul/2024
• Countries that allow Sudanese Citizens to enter with e-visa: Albania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Iran, Congo, Gabon Bahrain, Botswana, Djibouti, Zambia, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Oman, Guinea, Singapore, Moldova, Lesotho, Malawi, Kenya, Colombia
• Source Sudan Aviation Echo, Jul/2024
• Countries that allow Sudanese Citizens to enter with visa on arrival include: Senegal, Somalia, Maldives, Tanzania, Bolivia, Togo, Comoros, Rwanda, Tuvalu, Eastern Timor, Burundi, Bangladesh, Seychelles, Saint Lucia, Ghana, Cambodia, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nigeria, Nepal, Mauritania, Macau, Laos, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique
• Source: Sudan Aviation Echo, Jul/2024
• Electricity returned to Doroshab Neighborhood in Khartoum Bahri
• Source: Wakeep, Jul/2024
• Government of Khartoum State notifies all foreigners to leave the state within a fortnight
• Source: Wakeep, Jul/2024
• Port Sudan received the newly appointed Iranian Ambassador to Sudan
• Source: Sudania 24 TV, Jul/2024
• Electricity returned to the neighborhoods of Riyadh, Taif, Jerif, Arkaweet, South of Belt, Inqaz, Salama, Mojahdeen, Mamora, and Firdaws in Khartoum
• Source: Hash Sudan. Jul/2024
• Electricity returned to Abo Kadok neighborhood in Omdurman
• Source: Wakeep, Jul/2024
• Lemon Taxi offers the service of ordering taxi rides via voice calls if the internet connection isn’t stable through those cell numbers: 00249922000997, 00249100100003
• Source: Lemon Taxi, Sept/2024
• Civil aviation in Sudan studies the resume of Turkish Airlines operations in Sudan
• Source: Turkish Ambassador in Port Sudan, Sept/2024
• A new Turkish ambassador “Fatih Yeldiz” was appointed to Sudan
• Source: Wakeep, Sept/2024
• The travel road between Atbara and Haya is available again for usage
• Source: Sudan Plus, Sept/2024
• Travel and shipping trips between Sudan and Egypt via Nile River ships will start from next month
• Source: Sama Alsudan, Sept/2024
• Turkish Ambassador — Fatih Yildiz — visited Port Sudan Airport to evaluate the starting of direct flights between Istanbul and Port Sudan
• Source: Turkish Ambassador to Sudan, Sept/2024
• A 300 years old Sudanese Sulcata Tortoise was shot dead by the terrorist Rapid Support Forces
• Source: a post by Ahmed Alshaker (a Sudanese official army officer on X), Sept/2024
• Tirhal mobile taxi app declared the availability of its service in in the city of Kassala🚖
• Source: Tirhal, Aug/2024
• Wildlife police caught poachers who were fishing sharks in Sanganeeb Marine National Park🦈
• Source: Taibah, Aug/2024
• Sudan Air declared the start of daily trips between Port Sudan and Jeddah✈🇸🇦
• Source: Sudan Air, Aug/2024
• The malfunction of the electricity lane between Om Rowabah and El-Obeid has been fixed⚡
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Electricity returned to Mayo district in Khartoum
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Travel buses restarted its operations between Omdurman and El-Obeid🚌
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Rehabilitation of the Bus Central Station in Omdurman Mart has started🚏
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Kassala International Airport is to start its operations for international flights between Kassala and other cities around the globe making it the second operational international airport in Sudan🛫
• Source: Hash Sudan, Aug/2024
• Agashi Al-Amarat restaurant opened its 2nd branch in Atbara
• Source: Agashi Al-Amarat, Nov/2024
• Twins Cafe opened a new branch in Shendi. For orders and inquiries, contact them at: +249 1175 80800
• Source: Twins Cafe, Nov/2024
• Dongola International Airport is now fully operational and working
• Source: Sudanese Airports Company, Nov/2024
• Tarco Aviation provides weekly trips between Dongola International Airport and the international airports of Port Sudan in Sudan and between Dongola International Airport and the international airports of King Khalid in Riyadh and King Abdelaziz in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
• Source: Tarco Aviation, Nov/2024
• Pythons started appearing in the River Nile waters of the Northern State
• Source: Sudan Plus, Nov/2024
• Electricity returned to Om Rowaba in North Kordofan
• Source: Wakeep, Nov/2024
• Turkiye declared its intent in rehabilitating the bridges of the Eastern States in Sudan
• Source: Aljazeera, Nov/2024
• The Sudanese Railroads Authority declared the start of the operations of the passengers train between Atbara and Port Sudan starting from the 23rd of December/2024 with a constant price of 30,000 Sudanese Pounds per passenger (15 USD approximately).
• Source: Sudanese Railroads Authority, Dec/2024
• Tarco Aviation added more weekly trips on Fridays from and to Kassala International Airport
• Source: Tarco Aviation, Dec/2024
• Electricity is restored to Al-Qatati Neighborhood in Southern Khartoum after being cut for a whole month
• Source: Aljazeera, Dec/2024
• Electricity and water supply is stabilised in Al-Abbasiyah Neighborhood on Omdurman for the first time since a whole year
• Source: Aljazeera, Dec/2024
• The meetings between Sudan and Egypt to build a railroad that connects between Sudan and Egypt
• Source: Aljazeera, Dec/2024
• Health insurance launched a program for free health services in the safe localities of Gezira State
• Source: Wakeep, Dec/2024
• Travel buses started working from Damazine to Qadaref and Sennar and vice versa
• Source: Wakeep, Dec/2024
• Life is restored to Abo Hajar locality in Sennar State and to the city of Al-Jabalain in White Nile State
• Source: Wakeep, Dec/2024
• Authority of roads and bridges in Khartoum started in paving the northern gate with the River Nile State
• Source: Wakeep, Dec/2024
• The travel road of “Sinja Sennar” is now open
• Source: Sudan Plus, Dec/2024
• Residents of Sennar and Sinja, who were displaced from their homes, are returning to their homes in Sennar and Sinja from Kassala
• Source: Sudan Plus, Dec/2024
• Al-Shaheed Ali Abdulfattah Hospital witnessed the first birth surgery since a halt of 13 months
• Source: Sudan Plus, Dec/2024
• The International Airport of Port Sudan witnesses the final phase of expanding of its facilities and main airport building
• Source: Sudan Plus, Dec/2024
• Transport lanes inside Sinja and Dindir are now operaitonal
• Source: Sudan Plus, Dec/2024
• Electricity is restored to Al-Salama district in Northern Khartoum Bahri
• Source: Wakeep, Dec/2024
• Damazine witnessed the arrival of the first petrol fuel shipment since five months
• Source: Wakeep, Dec/2024
• Governor of the River Nile state declares the start of construction of “Al-Obor Sports City’“ in Northern Shendi
• Source: Hash Sudan, Dec/2024

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• University of Khartoum declared the return of the service of issuing certificates for all its degrees to all of its graduate students online and in Port Sudan
• Source: University of Khartoum, Jan/2024
• Al-Zaim Al-Azhary University declared the return of the service of issuing certificates for all its degrees to all of its graduate students in Atbara
• Source: Wakeep, Jan/2024
• University of Al-Ribat Al-Watani declared the return of the service of issuing certificates for all its degrees to all of its graduate students in Kassala
• Source: Hash Sudan, Jan/2024
• University of Sudan for science and technology restored some of its administrative functions in Port Sudan
• Source: @MoeAldirdeery on X, Feb/2024
• University of Bahri opened an office in Gedarif to provide services to its students regarding issuing its certificates for the first time since the war broke
• Source: @MoeAldirdeery on X, Feb/2024
• International University of Africa opened an office for its engineering faculty in Port Sudan and another office for its arts faculty in Merawi to provide services to its students regarding the issuance of its certificates for the first time since the war broke
• Source: @MoeAldirdeery on X, Feb/2024
• Al-Neelain University started offering the service of issuing its certificates to its graduated students from all programs and faculties for the first time since the war broke
• Source: @MoeAldirdeery on X, Feb/2024
• Omdurman Islamic University started offering the service of issuing its certificates to its graduated students from all programs and faculties for the first time since the war broke
• Source: @sayafmustafa86 on X, Feb/2024
• Makkah hospital for ophthalmology will open in Atbara in the first week in upcoming March-2024
• Source: Arab Media, Feb/2024
• Police opened a center for issuing and renewing driving licenses in Karari, Omdurman, Khartoum State
• Source: Sudan Plus, Feb/2024
• Looli — a Sudanese brand of frozen meats — declared that it will be selling its products in the Sultanate of Oman and Saudi Arabia soon
• Source: Looli, Mar/2024
• Giad for Engineering Industrial Products and the Ports Engineering company agreed to build a center for vehicles maintenance
• Source: Wakeep, Mar/2024
• Makka ophthalmic hospital has opened a branch in Atbara
• Source: Hash_sudan, Mar/2024
• Potato crops succeeded in growing in Blue Nile State
• Source: AlJazeera, April/2024
• Australian Mining companies expressed their interest in mining gold in Sudan
• Source: Hash Sudan, April/2024
• Tarco Aviation opened an office in Muscat, Oman to facilitate the shipping of personal and commercial packages between Port Sudan and Muscat
• The office is reachable at: 0096895550996, 0096892425534
• Source: Tarco Aviation, May/2024
• Electricity problems in River Nile State were fixed
• Source: Wakeep, May/2024
• Ukraine shipped a gift of 14,600 tonnes of wheat to Sudan
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• Central Bank of Sudan lifts ban from 163 companies in the field of exports and imports
• Source: Sudan Plus, May/2024
• Sudanese company of free duty zones and markets restarted its operations in Omdurman
• Source: Aljazeera, May/2024
• Operations were restored in El-Obeid hospital
• Source: Hash Sudan, May/2024
• Faculty of agriculture in University of Khartoum resume in its regular duties in mid-July this year
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jun/2024
• Government of Sudan signed a deal with the Russian Government to provide Russia with a military base on the Red Sea with perks like a center of military logistic and technical support
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jun/2024
• Many of the war’s remnants are being removed from the historical 200 years old market of Omdurman as an initial stage for restoring it to full-operations
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jun/2024
• “Al-Sada Center” began an initiative in Atbara to fix the ear sets of deaf and mute patients
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• The service of CT scan service is restored in El-Obeid educational hospital
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• The Sudanese Armed Forces dropped 20 tons of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals in North Darfur via airdrop from military airplanes
• Sudanese Armed Forces, Jun/2024
• Government of Sudan signed a deal with the Russian Government to provide Russia with a military base on the Red Sea with perks like a center of military logistic and technical support
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jun/2024
• Many of the war’s remnants are being removed from the historical 200 years old market of Omdurman as an initial stage for restoring it to full-operations
• Source: Sudan Plus, Jun/2024
• “Al-Sada Center” began an initiative in Atbara to fix the ear sets of deaf and mute patients
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• The service of CT scan service is restored in El-Obeid educational hospital
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• The Sudanese Armed Forces dropped 20 tons of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals in North Darfur via airdrop from military airplanes
• Sudanese Armed Forces, Jun/2024
• Qatar sent an MRI machine to Atbara educational hospital
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• A slaughterhouse opened in Gedarif with a capacity to produce 250 tons of animal meat 🥩
• Source: Wakeep, Jun/2024
• Sudan produces 4.67 tons of milk 🥛
• Source: Aljazeera, Jun/2024
• Sudan owns 40.9 million heads of sheep 🐏
• Source: Aljazeera, Jun/2024
• Sudan produces 707,000 tons of mango fruit 🥭
• Source: Aljazeera, Jun/2024
• Sudanese Government started business talks with Japan for investments and reconstruction of Sudan in Tokyo
• Source: Aljazeera, Jul/2024
• Wajdi Merghani — head of Mahgoub Sons Company — donated 80 feddans of his lands in Gedaref to be converted to residential areas for internally displaced citizens
• Source: Hash Sudan. Jul/2024
• A new co-working Space called as “Spero Business Center” is founded in Kassala with work offices and services of high speed internet, meeting rooms, and a training hall. The address is: Prince Plaza, first floor, apartment number E132 and they can be reached out via cell phone: 00249116968292, 00249914903062
• Source: Spero Business Center
• Al-Wifaq Al-Qatari Hospital in Banganarti, Northern State opened new departments: ICU, incubation, intermediate care, expansion of emergency department, sound waves for heart, surgical endoscopes appliances, microbiology lab, (Ear, nasal, and throat endoscopy)
• Source: Hash Sudan, Jul/2024
• Sudan grows and produces around 520,000 tons of potatoes (recorded in 2022)
• Source: Aljazeera, Jul/2024
• University of Bahri declares the start of education virtually for faculty of agriculture
• Source: Aljazeera, Jul/2024
• Jowana Amal Caner resting facility for children has reopened its gates in Merawi in Northern State
• Source: Aljazeera, Jul/2024
• Nafeer Al-Afiyah obstetrics and gynecology hospital has opened in Karima, Northern State
• Source: Wakeep, Jul/2024
• A ward for intermediate cases has opened in Atbara educational hospital
• Source: Wakeep, Jul/2024
• Farming of peanuts in Bani Badr Village in West Kordofan State has started
• Source: Aljazeera, Jul/2024
• Sudan consumes 43.2 tons of coffee beans
• Source: Aljazeera, Sept/2024
• Gezira University opened doors for those who want to enroll in masters and phd programs
• Source: Gezira University, Sept/2024
• The port of Port Sudan is receiving around 300,000 containers annually
• Source: Alsharq Sudan, Sept/2024
• Khartoum TV channel received new equipment and devices in order to restore its operations📺
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Onions were harvested in Jakika district in River Nile State🧅
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Bell peppers were harvested in Karari District in Omdurman🫑
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Qatar Mining Company restored its operations of gold mining in Sudan🪙⛏
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Blue Nile TV channel restarted its operations in Omdurman📺
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Faculty of medicine in University of Al-Fashir restarted its operations🎓
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Flour mills cover 77% of Sudan’s consumption needs🌾
• Source: Sudan Plus. Aug/2024
• 20% of Sudanese oil reserves (6 million barrels) were extracted🛢️
• Source: Sudan Plus. Aug/2024
• A Russian delegation is in business talks with the Central Bank of Sudan in Port Sudan🇷🇺🐻💰
• Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/2024
• White Nile state received the first shipment of bananas from Sennar since the war started🍌
• Source”: Sudan Plus, Oct/2024
• Business talks were held between Sudan and Morocco in the fields of solar energy and agriculture
• Source: Sudan Plus, Dec/2024
• 82% of Sudanese citizens own their own houses
• Source: Aljazeera, Dec/2024
• 50,000 Sudanese companies have branches and projects inside Egypt
• Source: Arab Media, Dec/2024
• The Iraqi Government declares its support for the healthcare sector of Sudan with 4 million American Dollars
• Source: Sama Sudan, Dec/2024
• Administration of Al-sharqiya school in Berber locality in the River Nile State declares the initiative of teaching internally displaced students during the evening time
• Source: Wakeep, Dec/2024
• Dedun handcrafts shop restored its shipping and delivery services in Egypt and in all safe states of Sudan
• Source: Dedun Store, Dec/2024

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• Syber Pay added the service of recharging Egyptian sim credit for its customers in Egypt
• Source: Syber Pay, Feb/2024
• Syber Pay added Fawry “Sudan” as a new method to recharge its digital wallet
• Source: Syber Pay, Feb/2024
• Sudan exported 3.7 tons of gold in the past three months
• Source: Sudan Plus, Feb/2024
• MyCashi added added Fawry “Egypt” as a new method to recharge its digital wallet
• Source: Cashi, Feb/2024
• Syber Pay added a new service of paying to “Clinical” healthcare business
• Source: Syber Pay, Feb/2024
• Bank of Khartoum restored its operations in two branches: one in Al-Dilling and the other is in Assaliyah
• Source: Bank of Khartoum, Feb/2024
• Bank of Khartoum reopened a branch in Hattana Neighborhood, Omdurman
• Source: Bank of Khartoum, Mar/2024
• Omdurman National Bank opened a new branch in New Halfa
• Source: Omdurman National Bank, Mar/2024
• The current working branches for Omdurman National Bank are in these cities: Atbara, Gedarif, Dongola, Damazin, Kosti, Rabak, Port Sudan, El-Obeid, Kassala, Shendi, Sennar
• Source: Omdurman National Bank, Mar/2024
• The current working branches for the Sudanese French Bank are in these cities: Damazin, Atbara, Port Sudan, Rabak, El-Obeid, Gedarif, New Halfa
• Source: Sudanese French Bank, Mar/2024
• The revenue of Sudan decreased by 80% after the war
• Source: Al-Jazeera, Mar/2024
• Foreign mining companies have restored its operations in Sudan
• Source: Arab Media, Mar/2024
• Blue Nile Mashreg Bank opened a new branch in Atbara
• Source: Blue Nile Mashreg Bank, April/2024
• The gold mining operations during the time of the war by the government is carried out in four states: Northern, Blue Nile, Red Sea, and Kassala
• Source: Sudan Plus, May/2024
• The gold mining operations during the time of the war by the private companies is carried out in the states of: Gedarif, River Nile, Khartoum
• Source: Sudan Plus, May/2024
• Gold exports between November/2023 and April/2024 weigh around 8.6432 tonnes and was worth of 572 million American Dollars
• Source: Sudan Plus, May/2024
• MIG money exchange declared that it would be operating during the evening in Port Sudan from Saturday and Thursday from 6 pm to 10:30 pm to facilitate further the service of international money transfers using Western Union to and from Sudan
• MIG money exchange, May/2024
• MIG money exchange declared that it has opened a new branch in Wadi Street, Omdurman, Khartoum State opposite to Bank of Khartoum in Al-Abraj Bus Stop.
• Source: MIG money exchange, May/2024
• Bank of Blue Nile Mashreg Bank opened a new branch in Wadi Halfa
• Source: Blue Nile Mashreg Bank, May/2024
• Bank of Khartoum declared restarted its operations in its branch at Al-Goled
• Source: Bank of Khartoum, May/2024
• Omdurman National Bank opened a new branch in the Grand Market at Port Sudan
• Source: Omdurman National Bank, May/2024
• Bank of Khartoum raised the max amount for daily transfers to 15 million Sudanese Pounds (11,811 USD approximately) and it raised the max amount for each transaction to be 3 million Sudanese Pounds(2,362 USD approximately)
• Source: Bank of Khartoum, May/2024
• Faisal Islamic Bank raised the max amount for daily transfers to 15 million Sudanese Pounds (11,811 USD approximately) and it raised the max amount for each transaction to be 3 million Sudanese Pounds(2,362 USD approximately)
• Source: Faisal Islamic Bank, May/2024
• Omdurman National Bank aised the max amount for daily transfers to 15 million Sudanese Pounds (11,811 USD approximately) and it raised the max amount for each transaction to be 3 million Sudanese Pounds(2,362 USD approximately)
• Source: Omdurman National Bank, May/2024
• Sudanese Saudi Bank opened a new branch in Atbara
• Source: Sudanese Saudi Bank, Jun/2024
• Bank of Khartoum declared the restoration of the operation in its branch in Abri, Northern State
• Source: Bank of Khartoum, Jun/2024
• Al-Rajhi Bank made all money transfers to Bank of Khartoum accounts free of expenses
• Source: Al-Rajhi Bank, Jul/2024
• Saudi National Bank made all transfers to Faisal Islamic Bank accounts free of expenses
• Source: Faisal Islamic Bank, Jul/2024
• Faisal Islamic Bank declared the service of receiving money from Saudi Arabia via the services of Telemoney, Tahweel Al-Rajhi, Injaz by Al-Bilad Bank, Saudi National Bank
• Source: Faisal Islamic Bank, Jul/2024
• Average salary in Sudan is less than 1085 USD
• Source: Aljazeera, Jul/2024
• Bank of Khartoum opened a new branch in Dalgo city
• Source: Bank of Khartoum, Jul/2024
• Blue Nile Mashreg Bank offers the service of opening a bank account online from its mobile app
• Source: Blue Nile Mashreg Bank, Sept/2024
• Alnile Bank in Al-Qadaref declares that it will be open on Saturdays and will be open for 6 days weekly instead of only 5 days
• Source: Alnile Bank, Sept/2024
• Mohammed Al-Ghazali — Sudanese Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Russia — visited “Bank Center Credit” in Kazakhstan in order to facilitate business deals between Sudan and Kazakhstan
• Source: Mohammed Al-Ghazali (Sudan’s ambassador to Kazakhstan and Russia), Sept/2024
• Omdurman National Bank restored the service of issuing physical VISA cards for a fee of 20 USD💳
• Source: Omdurman National Bank, Aug/2024
• Gold revenues reached 114 billion Sudanese Pounds (61 million USD approximately)💰
• Source: Sudania 24, Aug/2024
• Mining companies in Blue Nile State entered the stage of gold production🪙⛏️
• Source: Sudania 24, Aug/2024
• Gasoline gallon price surged to 23,000 Sudanese Pounds (12.33 USD) in Blue Nile State⛽
• Source: Sudania 24, Aug/2024
• Water barrel price surged to 10,000 Sudanese Pounds (5.36 USD) in Om Rowaba, North Kordofan💧
• Source: Wakeep, Aug/2024
• Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) announced the production of 29 tons from gold in the first half of 2024🪙⛏️
• Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/2024
• Islamic Bank of Development funded the dam of Atbara Heights with135 million American Dollars⚡
• Source: Arab Media, Aug/2024
• Prices of wheat in Sudan increased by 42%🌾
• Source: WFP, Aug/2024
• Omdurman National Bank celebrated its 31st anniversary🎂
• Source: ONB, Aug/2024
• Omdurman National Bank offers the service of receiving remittance via Ghaya money transfer service from Canada, USA, UK, EU, Qatar, Turkiye, and Egypt💵🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺🇶🇦🇪🇬🇹🇷
• Source: ONB, Aug/2024
• Faisal Islamic Bank declared the service of receiving remittance from Qatar via National Exchange money transfer service
• Source: Faisal Islamic Bank, Aug/2024
• Bank of Khartoum restarted its operations in the branch of Al-Abeediyah city (north of Berber) in River Nile State🏦
• Source: Bank of Khartoum, Aug/2024
• Fawry mobile money app adds the service of purchasing fuel from Bashair petrol stations⛽
• Source: Faisal Islamic Bank, Oct/2024
• Al-Nile Bank made a second partnership with the Omani bank “Sohar International” to facilitate money transfers in the currency of Omani Rials from Oman to Sudan🇴🇲💵
• Source: Al-Nile Bank. Oct/2024
• Fawry mobile money app adds the service of buying plane tickets on Tarco Airlines🛩️
• Source: Faisal Islamic Bank. Oct/2024
• Cashi mobile money app adds the service of purchasing fuel from Bashair petrol stations⛽
• Source: Cashi, Oct/2024
• A new gold refinery has been built in the River Nile State🪙
• Source: Aljazeera, Oct/2024
• Omdurman National Bank is offering a new service in its app “Ocash’ of buying vehicle fuel from Bashaer Petrol Stations
• Source: Omdurman National Bank, Nov/2024
• Blue Nile Mashreg Bank opened a new branch in Dongola
• Source: Blue Nile Mashreg Bank, Dec/2024
• Omdurman National Bank restored its services in Sennar State
• Source: Sudan Plus, Dec/2024
• Electronic Banking Services company restored its operations for the first time since the war broke in Sudan
• Source: Electronic Banking Services, Dec/2024
• Bank of Khartoum restored its operations in the branches in Damazine and Sennar
• Source: Bank of Khartoum, Dec/2024
• Faisal Islamic Bank opened a representative office in Bahrain
• Source: Faisal Islamic Bank, Dec/2024

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• Sudanese Government declared financial penalties and imprisonment upon whomever posts content online that support the Rapid Support Forces, disturb the national security, leak the secrets of the army to the public, humiliate the soldiers of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Police, and Intelligence Service
• Source: Wakeep, Jan/2024
• A Sudanese citizen managed to drive a driverless car remotely using his laptop in the midst of the war hardships at Atbara
• Source: Wakeep, Feb/2024
• The Sudanese Army handled Star Link devices for civilian use to the citizens of Karari locality in Omdurman
• Source: Al-Jazeera, Mar/2024
• The states that has restored its telecom services are: Red Sea, Northern, River Nile, Northern Kordofan, West Kordofan, Kassala, Sennar, Blue Nile, White Nile
• Source: Al-Jazeera, Mar/2024
• Sudani started offering a new product, which is the eSIM for its customers
• Source: Sudani, Mar/2024
• Sudani and Zain restored its international calls service
• Source: Sudani and Zain Sudan, Mar/2024
• YouTube have removed the YouTube channel of the leader of the terrorist militia of Rapid Support Force
• Source: Sudan Plus, Mar/2024
• Starlink Internet devices by SpaceX are available to be sold delivered in both Port Sudan and Atbara at Joleen Store for around 2000 USD
• Source: Joleen Store, April/2024
• Zain Sudan is to be the first telecom company in Sudan to offer internet data plans that would reach up to 1 TB
• Source: Zain Sudan, Sept/2024
• Udemy is now available for users to access from inside Sudan without the need of VPN👨🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🎓💻🌐
• Source: Learn for Sudan, Aug/2024
• Zain telecom network returned partially in Damazine, Blue Nile State🌐📡
• Source: Sudan Plus, Aug/2024
• The Sudanese websites hosting company “Wevrlabs Hosting” adds Bravo mobile money app as a payment method for its hosting services🌐
• Source: Wevrlabs Hosting, Oct/2024
• Facebook banned the criminal militia of the Rapid Support Forces from all search results📱
• Source: Sudan Plus, Oct/2024
• Sudani Telecom network was recovered in Khartoum Bahri — Khartoum North — for the first time since the war broke📡
• Source: Sudani, Oct/2024
• X social media platform suspends all main accounts that belong to the terrorist Rapid Support Forces📱
• Source: Sudan Plus, Oct/2024
• A new mobile app called Wasil was released. It offers delivery services of all sorts of packages around Sudan as well as food deliveries🏍️
• Source: Wasil, Oct/2024
• Zain Sudan declared the return of its telecom and internet services in the cities of Sennar, Rabak, Kosti, Nohood, El-Obeid, Managil, Duweim, Damazin, Roseiris, Geneina, Abu Jabiha, Dender. And also its telecom and internet services has returned to the districts of Shajara and Burri Lamab in Khartoum.
• Source: Zain Sudan, Nov/2024
• MTN Sudan declared the return of its telecom and internet services in the cities of Damazin and Khartoum Bahri
• Source: MTN Sudan, Nov/2024
• Zain restored the 4G internet services in Kosti, Doweim, Sennar, Rabak, and Sinja
• Source: Zain Sudan. Dec/2024

Conclusion

So that was the annual report for Abkraig Dispatch in 2024.

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That’s the wrap up and recap for the year of 2024. I look forward to share with you the next first monthly issue for the year 2025 on the 25th of Jan/2025.

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Ahmed El-Affendi.