What somali can learn about Sudan?

[Duufaan]

Sudan is envisioning 10 billion export to turkey alone for the next decade. Farmaajo was talking about the resilience of Sudan's people and how they survived the plot of their destruction. what they did and what they do, are relevant for us.  What we need to learn from them is how to use our national resources as quickly as possible. Without devolving quickly our national resources, whether is agriculture, fishing and minerals, there will be no peace and no stable country. The few million dollar taxes collected from the airport and modish port and additional 100 million donations from the friendly country will not solve the huge resources and money needed. We get huge population increase, a rabbit urbanization, drought, violence and lawless. completion for the limited resources and forieng influence will continue destroy Somalia and it young population. There should be road map for developing the countries resources. Somalis was waiting for 60 years to utilize their resources. For now disaster will happen if it delays anymore. I hope that, the next drought will not come soon. The worst disaster is on the way if nothing happen soon. A nation of 12 million  who imports everything, even raw milk and chicken meat can not survive with diaspora reminisce. First priority should be agriculture revelation while limiting imports from emirates. My last visit everything except water bottles, some fruits were imports, including chicken meat and packaged fresh milk. Next revelation should fishing and Minerals industries. Everyday nothing happen more children will die. You can not simply focus stability without economic policy. We may need  to send some ministries to Sudan.

 

KHARTOUM: Sudan is aiming to raise its production of gold to 110 tons in 2018 to become the ninth biggest producer in the world and the second biggest in Africa, according to Asharq Al-Awsat. China is the world’s largest producer of gold, at 450 tons per year. The Sudanese Ministry of Minerals, through its supervisory and technical arm (the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company), said in a statement on Wednesday that its production of gold amounted to 103 tons up until December, and that this figure was equal to 107% of this year’s production target. The company also said that total revenues amounted to SDG1.9 billion ($0.27 million). Sudan has seen significant activity in the extraction and exploration of gold during the past five years, and more than 450 local and international companies operate in this field. The Ministry of Minerals plans to regulate the traditional mining market and establish about 40 gold-trading markets. It announced on Wednesday that it plans to set up an international gold stock exchange at the beginning of 2018 to curb smuggling of the precious metal. Sudan exports only one quarter of the gold that it produces while the rest is smuggled. It is expected that the new stock exchange will help to stop these illegal practices. Minister of Minerals Hashim Ali Salem said in a press statement that Sudan had only consumed one percent of its reserves of gold and other minerals, which is estimated at 500 tons of gold and 1.5 billion tons of iron, in addition to precious and rare stones. The minister also revealed a plan to nationalize the production of 18 minerals including salt, mica, white sand and marble.

[Old_Observer]

A few things I know:

 

Agriculture: There are countries like Kwait that totally rely on Sudan for food production. Kwait can never wish ill or do bad to Sudan. The Ethiopians copied this. The Saudis are partly dependant on Ethiopia.  Foreign Policy: The Sudanese can stand on principles even in some cases dollars does not sway them. After the massacre in Lebanon they offered to ressettle the whole camp in good agricultural lands, give citizenship and all. Respect for Human life: Every single deposed leader lived in Sudan, even the one who was overthrown when travelling came back to Sudan and became leader of opposition party. Sudan is one of the few countries that has a communist party. Culture: Generous. Forgiving culture not forgetting. Arts and literature is held in high regard. Nationalities are known and have varying music and languages, but are polite and cultured to each other. What the media portrayed about Darfur was wrong image.

 

Like all of us they have their bad aspects as well, but in my view they are best in the continent. If we all copy good side, we will be much better than we are today.

[Old_Observer]

Not getting too deep with any side, where you do not have an influencing or leading role, is also something the Sedanese do very well. Good terms with Saudi and good terms with Qatar.

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December 26, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF)’s Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Emad al-Din Mustafa Adawi Tuesday held discussions with the visiting Qatari and Russian counterparts.

The Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major-General Ghanim Bin Shaheen Al-Ghanim arrived in Khartoum on Monday on several days visit. He was received at the airport by Adawi and the Qatari Ambassador to Khartoum Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Nuaimi besides a number of SAF commanders.

Sudan is among the Arab states that refused to take part in the ongoing crisis between several Gulf and Arab countries and Qatar and declared its support for the Kuwaiti efforts to settle the rift. Meanwhile, Adawi has praised Russia’s roles to achieve international security and peace. During his meeting with the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, Navy Admiral Alexander Alexovich, Adawi pointed to the steady development of the Sudanese-Russian relations in all fields. He added “the recent visit of President Omer al-Bashir to Russia has opened prospects for joint cooperation”, saying “we are keen to enhance and develop those ties”. For his part, Alexovich expressed his country’s appreciation for the current level of cooperation with Sudan, stressing readiness to exert joint efforts to promote relations especially regarding training and exchange of experience. Sudanese were surprised to hear al-Bashir on his first visit to Russia last month asks President Vladimir Putin to support his country against American plans against Sudan. He noted that Sudan is concerned about the situation in the Red Sea and sees the U.S. as a problem there, adding that “we would like to discuss the issue from the point of view of the use of bases in the Red Sea.” Al-Bashir further requested Russian fighter jets for the Sudanese army saying SAF may buy S-300 air defence system to replace the old Soviet surface-to-air missiles. Last October, Washington lifted economic sanctions on Sudan and the two countries engaged discussion on the removal of the east African country from the list of states sponsor of terrorism.

 

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[Old_Observer]

The Russian State Corporation for Atomic Energy (Rosatom) Friday said it has signed an agreement to build the first nuclear power plant to produce electricity in Sudan.

 

Last month, Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity minister Muataz Musa said the construction of the nuclear plant will take a year and a half after the signing of the contract, pointing the project is part of a government plan to generate more than 5000 megawatts by 2020.

 

America is running out of time to get Sudan out of the Terrorist sponsor country. Turkey, China, Russia are all invested in Sudan.

 

It is amazing how Sudan survived American and European sanctions for this long. That is an experience to learn as well.

[Libaax-Sankataabte]

2 hours ago, Old_Observer said:

Generous.

 

Observer, in the last 30 years, Sudan accepted a large number of Somali students ... educating doctors, engineers and scientists at a high number. Sudan has been great to us. I was delighted to see Erdogan visit Sudan. 

 

Duufaan, Somalia can learn a lot from Sudan. Even though Sudanese society is less fractured, Somalia can still use the Sudanese model for development. We have a huge potential for mining. 

[Old_Observer]

39 minutes ago, Libaax-Sankataabte said:

 

Observer, in the last 30 years, Sudan accepted a large number of Somali students ... educating doctors, engineers and scientists at a high number. Sudan has been great to us. I was delighted to see Erdogan visit Sudan. 

 

 

 

 

Good of you to acknowledge the gooness of Sudanese. There is asayin that goes - For someone that did good by you, if you can do good by them and if you can't tell their goodness-

In 2006 They actually had prepared a Battalion to help the TFG stabilize the situation. They asked Yemen (who was good friend with Sudan) and Djibouti had also agreed. The plan fell through since the disagreement among different forces in Somalia. Very generous people in deed.

 

Another character to copy from them. They know both Arabs and Africans inside out. Can deal with both effectively.