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Sudan
Mirghani Musa's key role in $6bn Red Sea port project

Former transport minister Musa played a key role in the signing of a preliminary agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports, which is planning a vast port and logistics complex in north-east Sudan. [...]

Published on 05/01/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abdallah Hamdok
Abu Dhabi Ports Group
Beja Congress
DAL Group
Forces of Freedom and Change
Gibril Ibrahim
Invictus Investment
Mirghani Musa Hamad
Osama Daoud Abdellatif

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Osama Daoud Abdellatif's agricultural empire turns towards the Gulf

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Osama Daoud Abdellatif, head of DAL Group.

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Western donors ready to resume aid and counter Russian influence

A coup in 2021 brought Sudan's economy to a standstill, putting debt negotiations on hold, freezing budget support and scaring off investors. But the country hopes that the imminent appointment of a new prime minister will turn the tide, signalling to the West that it can resume aid and return to the fray to compete with Moscow and the Gulf states.

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Energy lobbyist NJ Ayuk smooths relations between Pretoria and Riyadh

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Transition: 5 December agreement reopens race for prime minister

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Shipping giants under fire as Khartoum strives to fix port chaos

Port Sudan, the beating heart of Sudan's economy, faces the twin complications of lax regulation and the spill-over effects of last year's protest blockade. The government has set up two committees in an effort to resolve the chaos.

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The shipping port of Port Sudan, 9 October 2021.

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Burhan and Hemeti keep a tight hold on power in Khartoum

Now in total control, General Burhan and his deputy "Hemeti" form a duo that is holding together the regime currently in charge of Sudan. On paper, they have nothing in common. Burhan is a career soldier, while Hemeti is a militiaman turned politician.

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Generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Sudan
Operators jockey for Red Sea port contracts

The Sudanese government wants to build two new ports to complement Port Sudan, currently the country's only international terminal. The projects are still in their very early stages, but foreign operators are already jostling to offer their services.

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Port Sudan is currently the only international port in Sudan.

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Abdallah Hamdok
Abu Dhabi Ports Group
Beja Congress
DAL Group
Forces of Freedom and Change
Gibril Ibrahim
Invictus Investment
Mirghani Musa Hamad
Osama Daoud Abdellatif

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Sudan
Mirghani Musa's key role in $6bn Red Sea port project

Sudan
Osama Daoud Abdellatif's agricultural empire turns towards the Gulf

Sudan
Western donors ready to resume aid and counter Russian influence

In Focus | Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Energy lobbyist NJ Ayuk smooths relations between Pretoria and Riyadh

Sudan
Transition: 5 December agreement reopens race for prime minister

Sudan
Shipping giants under fire as Khartoum strives to fix port chaos

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Burhan and Hemeti keep a tight hold on power in Khartoum

Sudan
Operators jockey for Red Sea port contracts