Zimbabwe is at a turning point, where the uncertainty around election dates puts its democracy at risk. In a country where elections determine the path forward, not having a fixed date for them is a serious problem. It gives the ruling party too much control, leading to unequal opportunities, voter frustration, and even violence. Setting […]
Local Water Sellers North to Gedaref area – East Sudan – Photos: MC Mekki ELMOGRABI In the Gedaref market, you will find people of different ethnic groups from Sudan and Ethiopia; they are mixed. One thing that brings them together is their sources of water. Their dug wells do not segregate. They are water […]
A dry well and at the same time a green tree of the Mesquite species, Photo: MC Mekki ELMOGRABI Fashaga area along the Sudanese-Ethiopian border is famous for being the most fertile land in Gedaref state. In this area, soil fertility is vital for crops to thrive and influences their yield. However, instability has affected […]
Caption: Harvest time in South Gedaref area – the happiness of passing a season without war in the area, who knows next season will be the same – Photos MC Mekki ELMOGRABI Fathya Hamdan a mother of four children in Sudan’s Gedaref region, uses four water drums daily during winter. However, the demand doubles during the summer […]
Caption: Daily routine for young girls, bringing water from wells to avoid paying the cost of buying water – Photos: MC Mekki ELMOGRABI – Sudan The number of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) constitutes approximately 25% of the total population of Gedaref state. Latest figures by the Sudan government indicate that Gedaref has 2.2 […]
By Mekki ELMOGRABI Sudanese people deserve democratic transition and elections, this is what we advocate and work for. Yes, we don’t want to go backward at all, but FFC’s mistake is the reason for this compromise. The recklessness that was practiced in destroying the level of local government obliges us to first restore it, then […]
Normalization with Israel could change the “rigid political mentality” in Sudan and pave way for democratic transformation, but the US move was a gift for extremists and hardliners. By Mekki ELMOGRABI Head of US-Sudanese Relations Section The Sudanese Center for Think Tanks and Strategic Studies (SCTTSS) In May 2022, the Biden administration withdrew its assistance […]
By \ Mbwana Abdalla Mohamed The Mombasa County is probably the most politically bashed County in the entire Country that has been through the most peculiar changes on its political dynamics front in this 2022 General elections. THE AZIMIO LA UMOJA COALITION AND ITS COSTLY MESS TO THE PEOPLE OF MOMBASA The elimination of Suleiman […]
By Mekki ELMOGRABI & Idris OSMAN It was almost a Kenya-Sudan Forum; the opening of Kenyan Airways office in Khartoum turned into a great opportunity for Kenya’s friends in Sudan and Kenyan officials and visitors to meet and discuss. People might think about business-based relations, but among the audience, we have more categories; a number of […]
By Mekki ELMOGRABI* 2022 seems to be a remarkable year for the big changes made by the war in Ukraine, and it will not end without a new political map for the world. There will be new losers and new winners. Although the United States continues to err in international politics, it has “safety […]
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