Ethiopia: Abducted German tourists released
By Tesfa-Alem TekleMarch 7, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian Afar rebels said they have freed two German tourists who were taken hostage in an attack in January near the Eritrean border.In a statement,...
View ArticleJonglei State Governor calls for preservation of wildlife resource
March 10, 2012 (JUBA) — The governor of South Sudan's Jonglei, Kuol Manyang Juuk, has called for preservation of wildlife in eight month old country arguing that if it is properly preserved tourism...
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Support S. Sudan's tourism sector, minister tells Kenyan bank
By Julius N UmaJune 7, 2012 (JUBA) - A minister in South Sudan's government on Wednesday urged the Kenyan Commercial Bank (KCB) to support the country's in developing the tourism industry as part of...
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Flights between Khartoum and Juba resume for 6 month period
September 18, 2012 (WAU) – Commercial flights between Khartoum and Juba resumed on Tuesday, after they were stopped in January a peak in tension between Sudan and South Sudan.Sudan's aviation authority...
View ArticleEast Africa: Equity and China Union Pay launch banking partnership
November 18, 2012 (JUBA/NAIROBI) - Equity Bank Group last week launched a partnership with China Union Pay; an initiative that will allow Union Pay card holders make transactions from the bank's...
View ArticleAustrian killed in Ethiopia attack, suspects arrested
January 10, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia has arrested two suspects in connection with last week's killing of an Austrian tourist in northern Ethiopia, Amhara Regional police told Sudan Tribune on...
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Sudan doesn't host ‘alcohol and discotheque tourists', says minister
March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese tourism minister Mohamed Abdul-Karim Al-Had today warned that his country will not allow visits by what he described as “alcohol and discotheque...
View ArticleEthiopia: Boating accident kills five on Lake Tana
May 21, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - At least five people died when a boat carrying 110 passengers overturned on Lake Tana in Ethiopia's north western region of Amhara on Monday, police told Sudan Tribune.The...
View ArticleKhartoum state tourism minister defends lack of revenues in his ministry
September 11, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Khartoum state's minister of Human Development, Antiquities, and Tourism Yahiya Saleh Mukwar, has attributed the limited revenues collected by his ministry to the...
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Sudan working to secure resumption of Lufthansa flights: official
March 24, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese minister of investment, Mustafa Osman Ismail, has disclosed that the government is working to have the German airline Lufthansa resume its service to...
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