Sudanese land .. too Chinese ?

What attracted me to buy the Fourtine magazine this month was their cover page little title "Khartoum Boom" .. This reminded me of Hashim .. and all our conversations about the virgin land of Sudan that we have ever studied it as the "food basket of the Arab countries" .. it also reminded me of my older brother's weird projects that included a farm in Sudan .. he just loves this idea and thinks of Sudan as the best place to do it .. eh .. why not .. Fourtune magazine agrees ..

Google Earth surprised me with the highlight it has on the area of Darfur as a crisis area .. though I couldn't find Palestine, Iraq, Chechnya, Kossovo, Oganda, or any related legacy crisis areas on the map .. well .. this markets the common public image the American's have about old tribal fightings that was bloated through Robert Murdouch's owned big media across US and UK .. if you are naive enough to ask why would they do that .. I would answer by telling you that in 10 years .. the production of oil in Sudan might move from 0.5 million barrels to 3 millions a day - as per the report .. good answer ?


well .. "Sudan ranked the 1st on this year's "failed states" list compiled by the Carninigie Endowment for International Peace in Washington" .. interesting enough .. this ridiculously failing state is scoring 9% economical growth last year .. Foreign investment rose to around $5 billion .. it is the oil that drives the trend .. but not Chevron nor Royal Dutch Shell .. It's Chinese Nile Petroleum Company ..

here is a good lesson .. Sanctions enforced on Sudan are hurting west more than Khartoum .. hurting companies' chances to make use of the great chance .. China is getting the most of these sanctions and flooding Khartoum with investments .. workers .. Why not .. if it was the biggest customer of their oil .. When Hu Jintao - the Chinese President - visited Sudan .. he was treated in Sudanese traditional generosity because of the respected role played in Sudan ..

The question is about Arab Entrepreneurs that should not miss such a chance in Sudan .. They would be welcomed for sure to play a part of building and constructing Sudan's real image as the "treasure basket" of the Arab world .. I think my Sudanese friends would have a say in that ..