People living in Merowe in northern Sudan are suffering from an acute bread crisis. An independent member of the national parliament wants to summon a number of Ministers over the continuing scarcity of flour in various parts of the country.

A resident of Merowe told Radio Dabanga that people start queuing in front of the bakeries from 4 am onwards.

“There are eight"...

Foundation for a Smoke-Free World Secures Major 12 Year Funding Commitment;

Shares Initial Plans to Reduce Harm and Deaths from Smoking Worldwide

(AETOS Wire)-- With the goal of eliminating smoking worldwide, the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World formally launched today in New York City. The Foundation is founded and led by Dr."...

Zimbabwe Alloys, the country’s second largest ferrochrome producer, has ceded half of its mining claims to the government, a state-owned newspaper said on Wednesday, ending more than a year of negotiations.

President Robert Mugabe’s government last June threatened to seize half of ZimAlloys 39,175 hectares of mining ground, but the mining company stood firm saying it should be compensated for the claims.

The"...

The governor of South Sudan’s Aweil state, Yournew Wol Kuot, last week launched a farm with an average size of 1,000 hectares belonging to women’s association.

Speaking during the launched of the project, Governor Wol appreciated the association and voiced his support for women activities in the state.

Koleta Emilio Kuku, a representative of the Aweil Women’s"...

( AETOS Wire )-- SES Networks’ longtime customer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Gilat Telecom, has expanded the satellite capacity under contract with SES Networks in the country, now topping more than 3.0 Gbps.

Gilat has been providing Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in DRC, with expansive internet connectivity services for many years, and has seen unprecedented network reliability"...

The Governor of Tonj State, Akech Tong Aleu, on Friday apologized to the United Nations World Food Programme (UN-WFP) over what he termed as unfortunate looting of food aid in two separate locations in the state.

Last month the WFP’s store was brought down at Ngap-Agok County and about 700 bags of assorted food items were stolen by residents.

“I am apologizing"...

Minister of Information, Dr Ahmed Bilal Osman met in his office, Monday, Governor of West Darfur State, Fadl-al-Mula Al-Haga.

The meeting discussed the media program in the State and rehabilitation of FM Radio and the medium wave to heighten spirit of national unkity among people of the State.

The Governor of West Darfur said in press statements following the meeting that the Minister affirmed commitment to rehabilitate studios of State radio and TV channel to resume transmission so as to cover the"...

The Minister of Federal Government Chamber, Dr FAISAL Hassan Ibrahim will meet , Sunday , at the Ministry's premises Governors of the States to discuss how to implement directive of the First Vice-President of the Republic and National Prime Minister regarding salaries and wages of workers in the States .

The meeting will be attended by Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Minister of Minerals, Chairman of the Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission (FFAMC) and Workers Compensation"...

Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir will take part in an Islamic summit to be held in Kazakhstan next September said the foreign affairs ministry on Thursday.

Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana will host a two-day Summit on Science and Technologies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on 10-11- September.

Al-Bashir received an invitation to participate in the first"...

The Chadian prime minister, informed during a tour on the country's industrial capabilities.
The tour in which the visiting PM was accompanied by the Vice President of the Republic, Hassabo Mohamed Abdul-Rahman, has included Saria Company for Advanced Works, during which he inspected the sections of the leather factory and the production stages.
The chairman of the company's board of directors, Lt. Gen. Ali Mohamed Salim, has asserted the factory's capability to manufacture all types of military shoes"...