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Sudan says dam project in north will flood 12 villages
May 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Youssef Tahir Qureshi, an adviser to the governor of Sudan’s Northern state on electricity and dam matters, said that the Kajbar dam project is expected to flood 12 villages in the east and west banks of the river Nile covering 3,600 acres.
FILE – a protest against the construction of a dam in northern Sudan
Despite this, Qureshi said that the government is determined to proceed with the dam construction which is expected to generate 360 megawatts of electricity.
The official who was speaking at a forum hosted by Sudan official news agency (SUNA) underscored the importance of the dam in boosting economic and social development in the region. He noted that the dam would contribute to the creation of many heavy industries there using iron and minerals.
Qureshi stressed his government’s keenness to compensate and resettle affected villagers saying it will create two agricultural projects for them covering an area of 17,000 and 29,000 acres respectively while promising to establish state of art resettlement areas which has all the required services and facilities.
He said that the upcoming stage will witness an open dialogue with anti-dam elements and urged citizens to understand the economic benefits of the dam which he said will result in a complete turnaround and create a prosperous future for the people.
A museum will be founded to collect the historical artifacts found in the region, Qureshi said adding that implementation of the dam project will start only after the process of compensation and resettlement is completed.
The Chinese-financed project has provoked strong opposition from the residents of the region and in 2007 police clashed with protestors killing four people.
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Article source: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article46466
Sudan’s Bashir receives verbal message from Chadian president
March 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Sunday received a verbal message from his Chadian counterpart Idriss Deby, state media reported.
Chad’s president Idriss Deby (R) shakes hands with his counterpart Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir at a meeting for the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) in N’Djamena, 16 February 2013 (BRAHIM ADJI/AFP/Getty Images)
Sudan’s official news agency (SUNA) said the message tackled bilateral relations and consultations on international issues of mutual concern, but provided no further details.
SUNA quoted the Chadian foreign minister, Moussa Faki Mahamat, who conveyed the message, as underscoring the firmness of Sudanese-Chadian relations.
In his response to questions raised in the media that Chad had succumbed to pressure to postpone the Green Belt Summit this month due to the participation of Bashir, Mahamat affirmed his country’s “unshakable” stance, which it says is in line with the African Union’s (AU) position on the matter, describing reports his country was swayed by international demands as baseless.
The Sudanese leader was scheduled to fly to the Chadian capital N’Djamena this week to participate in the summit, which has since been rescheduled for reasons which remain unclear.
Last week, the Sudanese minister of environment and forestry, Hassan Abdel-Gadir Hilal, said his country would be present at the summit next month but did not say whether Bashir would lead Sudan’s delegation.
In a separate interview this week with the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Chad’s top diplomat also declined to confirm Bashir’s attendance.
Chad came under fire for receiving Bashir three times despite arrest warrants issued for him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2009 and 2010 on 10 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, allegedly committed in Darfur since 2003.
The central African nation maintains it is simply adhering to an AU decision urging member states not to cooperate with the ICC in apprehending the Sudanese leader, though several countries did not abide by it.
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Article source: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article45958
Sudan’s Bashir receives verbal message from Chadian President
March 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Sunday received a verbal message from his Chadian counterpart Idris Deby, state media reported.
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno (R) shakes hands with Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir on arrival for a meeting gathering leaders from the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) in N’Djamena on February 16, 2013 (BRAHIM ADJI/AFP/Getty Images)
Sudan’s official news agency (SUNA) said that the message tackled bilateral relations and consultations on international issues of mutual concern but provided no further details.
SUNA quoted the Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat, who conveyed the message, as underscoring the firmness of the Sudanese-Chadian relations.
In his response to a question on the news that Chad had succumbed to pressures to postpone the Green Belt Summit this month due to the participation of Bashir, Mahamat dismissed these reports as baseless, affirming his country’s “unshakable” stance which conforms to the African Union (AU) position in this regard.
The Sudanese leader was scheduled to fly to the Chadian capital Ndjamena this week to participate in the summit, which has since been rescheduled for reasons which remain unclear.
Last week, the Sudanese minister of environment and forestry, Hassan Abdel-Gadir Hilal, said his country would be present at the summit next month but did not say whether Bashir will lead Sudan’s delegation.
In a separate interview this week with the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper Chad’s top diplomat also declined to confirm Bashir’s attendance.
Chad came under fire for receiving Bashir three times despite arrest warrants for him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued in 2009 2010 on 10 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide allegedly committed in Darfur since 2003.
The central African nation maintains it is simply adhering to an AU decision urging member states not to cooperate with the ICC in apprehending the Sudanese leader, though several countries did not abide by it.
(ST)
Article source: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article45958
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