Chinese-Sudanese cooperation

[caco500]

I would like this time to give you some informations about the China-Sudanese relationship,specially since the oil extraction operations began in 1996,and the exportation began in 1999..
I will post photos because it gives you a better idea...
Now,there are thousands of chinese in sudan,a lots of engineers in all fields.
workers,traders...
China has invested nearly US $15 billion in Sudan, China is the largest foreign investor in Sudan

Here is one example,and i will give others.

The merowe dam
The Merowe Dam on the Nile is the largest hydropower project currently under construction in Africa. Once completed in 2008/09, the dam’s reservoir will be 200 kilometers long.

The dam will produce some 1250 megawatts of electricity and eight transmission lines with a combined length of 1760 kilometers (1100 miles) will connect it to the national grid via a station in Merowe.

The $1.5 billion Merowe Dam, designed by Lahmeyer International of Germany and built by CCMD of China, is to produce 1,250 megawatts of electricity and provide water for the irrigation of the potentially very fertile Dongola reach of the Nile valley.

The Chinese CCMD joint venture, made up of the China International Water & Electric Corporation and Sinohydro Corporation (formerly China National Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Corp.), has beaten world-renowned construction contractors to win the bid.

Arab financial institutions, including the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, the Saudi Fund for Development, and The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, are providing 700 million dollars in project financing. More than 300 million dollars is coming from The Export-Import Bank of China, which is backed by several Western commercial banks. Sudan’s government is covering the remaining 500 million dollars.


The dam will also boost electricity production to the double (there are other thermal power which are also beeing built,a big one is beeing built by an indian compagny at cost of 350 millions to give 300 MW of electricity


He will be the 10 biggest dam in the world

Name Country Completed Max Generation
1.Three Gorges Dam, China...........2009.....18,200 MW
2.Itaipú...............Brazil/Paraguay.....1984.....12,666 MW
3.Guri..................Venezuela...........1986......10,200 MW
4.Grand Coulee......U.S....................1942......6,809 MW
5.Sayano.............Russia.................1983......6,400 MW
6.Robert-Bourassa.Canada...............1981......5,616 MW
7.Churchill Falls.....Canada...............1971......5,429 MW
8.Iron Gates.........Romania/Serbia.....1970......2,280 MW
9.Merow..............Sudan................. 2008.....1,250 MW*

[caco500]

Some photos of the dam (he will be completed in 2008):


March 2006


http://projects.dhi.dk/WalvisBay/Sudan_images/P1010004.JPG
http://www.merowedam.com/images/dam-3.jpg
http://www.merowedam.com/images/dam-4.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery/8.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery/7.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/images/dam-5.jpg


http://www.merowedam.com/en/images/DSC_7628.jpg






December 2006

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC03865.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC03866.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC03885.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC03909.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC06851.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC06990.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC07424.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC07434.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC_8889.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/gallery1/DSC_8974.jpg


http://www.merowedam.com/images/1.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/images/22222.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/images/3.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/images/2.jpg

http://www.merowedam.com/images/3333.jpg

Picture of Khartoum after oil flowing (lot of infrastucture built by Chinese)

http://static.flickr.com/87/241475435_986b90c803_b.jpg

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8083/3216570852cde169ef9jn2.jpg


http://www.smc.sd/imagx/toteep.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/NewmakP.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/BNNP.jpg


http://www.smc.sd/imagx/NewmakP.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/omduman.jpg






New roads

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/Ptrafic.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/AfricST%282%29.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/Astgren.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/NILEst.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/SUprige.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/Wnilep.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/shahidM.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/suni.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/Street.jpg



New bridges

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/OoldB.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/BNbridg.jpg

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/newBNP.jpg

Heglig oil compagny(Sudanese compagny)

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/HijlijB.jpg


New sudan airways building

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/SairB.jpg

New hospital
http://www.smc.sd/imagx/OMB.jpg

New river port

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/KBs.jpg


New tribunal court

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/HNcort.jpg

New armed force building

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/comand.jpg

New building of th minestry of investement

http://smc.sd/imagx/investB.jpg

New thermal power plant

http://www.smc.sd/imagx/GareeEG.JPG





GIAD industrial complex(joint venture between sudanese and chinese)
It produces
->electrical cables and wires(45 000 tons/year))
->all sort of pipes(70 000 ton/year)
->steel(60.000 ton/year)
->bar-mill(150 000 ton/year)
->Cars(30.000 unit/year,joint venture)
->Tractor(1500 units,joint venture)
->Medium and heavy trucks(few thousand,joint venture)



Here are the photos:

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3005/gi1te8.jpg
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4538/gi2do8.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3416/gi3nt3.jpg
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2845/gi6ln1.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6605/gi7lz4.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9320/gi8be4.jpg
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/1820/gi10hy5.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/918/tractorah4.jpg

Giad mehara car:

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB%20%281%29.JPG

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB%20%283%29.JPG

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB%20%284%29.JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB%20%285%29.JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB.jpg

Pick up

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double2b.jpg
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double3b.jpg
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double4b.jpg
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double5b.jpg
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double6b.jpg



GIAD show at khartoum

http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5003.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5006.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5012.jpg

Joint ventures with hyndai,nissan,renault...

http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5008.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5009.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5010.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5011.jpg


http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5013.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5014.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5015.jpg


Visitors of the car factory

http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/2002.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/2004.jpg






Photos of big estate project page 3

[Ordie]

This is why China will veto the deployment of UN Peacekeepers to Darfur.

[Henry's Fork]

This is why China will veto the deployment of UN Peacekeepers to Darfur.

Crying shame. But then China has never been one to worry about a little genocide blood on their hands.

:slap:

[Doublethinker]

Crying shame. But then China has never been one to worry about a little genocide blood on their hands.

:slap:

Do I hear that coming from a Japanese? :roll:

[Henry's Fork]

Do I hear that coming from a Japanese? :roll:

Sorry, Italian and Pomeranian here.

I would also like to point out Japans crimes are in past, for wich they paid dearly for.

China is still business as usual today.:|

[Doublethinker]

Sorry, Italian and Pomeranian here.


Aargh. Then the hot chick in user's profile isn't you? =(



I would also like to point out Japans crimes are in past, for wich they paid dearly for.

China is still business as usual today.:|

Can you please come up with any example of genocide, organized by China? :roll:

[Henry's Fork]

Can you please come up with any example of genocide, organized by China? :roll:

Ask the Dalai Lama about that one or maybe the Mongols....:-(

[digrar]

How about the systematic killing of new born babies (not even new born really, I believe they inject them in the head as they are crowning) that contravene the one child policy?

[Doublethinker]

Ask the Dalai Lama about that one or maybe the Mongols....:-(

And what am I supposed to hear? Are you under the impression that Chinese are exterminating either mongols or tibetans? ;)

[Doublethinker]

How about the systematic killing of new born babies (not even new born really, I believe they inject them in the head as they are crowning)?

Does that have anything to do with genocide of other nations, as it has been suggested before? :roll:

[Paparazzi]

Ask the Dalai Lama about that one or maybe the Mongols....:-(

Mongols?
Never heard it before. can you give me some detailed information?

[Doublethinker]

Mongols?
Never heard it before. can you give me some detailed information?

China includes a region called "Inner Mongolia". The previous forum-member seems to believe that China is exterminating them for some reason :roll:

[Paparazzi]

China includes a region called "Inner Mongolia". The previous forum-member seems to believe that China is exterminating them for some reason :roll:
ho.. i see. pity:-( .

[Kilgor]

Aargh. Then the hot chick in user's profile isn't you? =(



Can you please come up with any example of genocide, organized by China? :roll:

He might have been referring to the great leap forward era. Not genocide in the definition, but mass killings.

[digrar]

Does that have anything to do with genocide of other nations, as it has been suggested before? :roll:


Can you please come up with any example of genocide, organized by China? :roll:

Where did you ask about a genocide of other nations?

[Doublethinker]

ho.. i see. pity:-( .

In fact, Mongolia (or Outer Mongolia, as Chinese call it) received its independence in the XXth century. It used to be part of China too.

[Doublethinker]

Where did you ask about a genocide of other nations?

well, usually it is implied that when people talk about genocide, they mean genocide of other ethnical groups. :roll:

[Doublethinker]

He might have been referring to the great leap forward era. Not genocide in the definition, but mass killings.

But that was against their own people. Besides, for something to be classified as "genocide" people murdered have to be selected due to their ethnical background.

China never had something like this. Japan did.

[Opening Batsman]

Huzzah for semantics.

[Kilgor]

But that was against their own people. Besides, for something to be classified as "genocide" people murdered have to be selected due to their ethnical background.

China never had something like this. Japan did.

Oh, so if its mass murder against your own people, then its morally ok ?

My mistake :(

[Doublethinker]

Huzzah for semantics.

Indeed. People who aren't careful with words, are usually also not so careful in deeds.

[Doublethinker]

Oh, so if its mass murder against your own people, then its morally ok ?

My mistake :(

Was I making some sort of moral judgement?

I don't remember if I did.

[Kilgor]

Was I making some sort of moral judgement?

I don't remember if I did.

"but that was against their own people"

that sounds like a excuse to me.

Regardless, china's post ww2 human rights record is disgraceful. Japan has nothing to do with it.

[Laworkerbee]

Was I making some sort of moral judgement?

I don't remember if I did.

I keep telling you it would help you to think twice before posting Doublethinker

[Doublethinker]

"but that was against their own people"

that sounds like a excuse to me.


Nah, I was pointing out that talking of genocide is incorrect under the circumstances.



Regardless, china's post ww2 human rights record is disgraceful. Japan has nothing to do with it.

Well, I was just arguing with one of the posters who seems to imply that genocide is modus operandi in China. I mean, don't make the Chinese look more evil than they really are.

I'm not defending their human rights record.

[Doublethinker]

I keep telling you it would help you to think twice before posting Doublethinker

You "keep telling" me? This is the first time I read a message from you. And I hope, the last time :roll:

[digrar]

well, usually it is implied that when people talk about genocide, they mean genocide of other ethnical groups. :roll:

So give me a word for when you systematically kill your own people, smart guy.

[Opening Batsman]

And thus ends my fleeting attempt to re-enter the political forum. Reminds me why I left.:p

[LRPV]

You "keep telling" me? This is the first time I read a message from you. And I hope, the last time :roll:

Laworkerbee made a funny and it went right over your head. It was funny to read it, but even funnier to read your response showing you missed a mild witticism.:)

[Opening Batsman]

Laworkerbee made a funny and it went right over your head. It was funny to read it, but even funnier to read your response showing you missed a mild witticism.:)

Yep, may I be so bold as to suggest that he re-read it and think it over more than once?p-)

[Doublethinker]

Laworkerbee made a funny and it went right over your head. It was funny to read it, but even funnier to read your response showing you missed a mild witticism.:)
I'm not a native speaker.

The funny part must be left out during translation. If it was a joke, then I apologize.

[LRPV]

I'm not a native speaker.

The funny part must be left out during translation. If it was a joke, then I apologize.

Fair enough sport. It was a word play on your net name. Thinking twice and double thinker.....

[Doublethinker]

Ah, I see. Not very witty, but coming from an American that would have to do :)

[LRPV]

Ah, I see. Not very witty, but coming from an American that would have to do :)

Oh come on...play nice....I was going to pull the piss out of you but let you go.p-)

[Shoplifter]

Can you please come up with any example of genocide, organized by China? :roll:

There are solid examples of ethnic cleansing and control by forced migration inside CN.

[Doublethinker]

There are solid examples of ethnic cleansing and control by forced migration inside CN.

Care to provide some info or should I take your word on it?

[caco500]

I added photos of industrial complex+new khartoum infrastructure at first page

[caco500]

Photos of the Mogran project under taken at khartoum,4 billions dollars


Photos of the project


http://www.alsunut.com/images/Center_Block.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/North_East.jpg


http://www.alsunut.com/images/West_Panorama_Night.jpg


http://www.alsunut.com/images/Promenade.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/Boulevard_Street.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/Sunt_Residential2.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/View_From_DAL.jpg








With foreign investors:

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/cityscape_8.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/cityscape_2.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/cityscape_3.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/cityscape_9.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/cityscape_4.jpg




Picture with sudanese investors

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/Khartoum_launch_1.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/Khartoum_launch_7.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/khhartoum_Economic_Forum_4.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/Infrastructure_Symposium_6.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/Media_event_May_06_1.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/Media_event_May_06_3.jpg




Picture of the construction site:

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/site_construction_3.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/gallery/site_construction_2.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/stories/home.jpg


http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/7962/home2mv9.jpg

http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/8439/homevz3.jpg

[Doublethinker]

Beauiful photos.

Caco, thank you.

[Opening Batsman]

That thing looks awesome.

[RBull]

Thank you Caco for sharing those pictures. Quite an engineering achievement (both, the dam and the new city infrastructure)! Also interesting to see the "other" face of Sudan, never thought it could look like that.
My bad, but the only picture of Sudan stacked in my mind were the poor babies with inflated bellies and flies all over their faces... Too sad it is actually true too!

[Doublethinker]

That's probably the capital.

Its normal for Africa to have uber-modern and industralized capitals with complete poverty and stone age beginning 10 steps away from it.

[caco500]

There are more than 2000 people working at Giad industrial complex,and all are sudanese,from engineers to workers.
There are now massive investment in infrastructure like roads,port,aiport and of course in the oil industry.
China has builts one of the biggets refinery in africa which treats 100 000 baril/day,and cost 1 billions dollar.This refinery employs 800 sudanese et 300 chinese.

[Loki77]

Just wondering.
Which is the China's opinion about civil war in Sudan?

[kyjxxx]

well, usually it is implied that when people talk about genocide, they mean genocide of other ethnical groups. :roll:

DUH :roll: there "ARE" 56 or "FIFTY SIX ETHNIC GROUPS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE CHICOMS PRC" "INSIDE THE CHICOMS PRC"

[kyjxxx]

Just wondering.
Which is the China's opinion about civil war in Sudan?

the chicoms don't really cares, as long there are money to be made. bloody hell, the chicoms would sell their mother and sister if there're buck$ to be made. hey, just follow the money, according to some people the economic and trade relationship would one day forces the chicoms to call the mighty sudanese MASTER of all chicoms PRC.

[Doublethinker]

DUH :roll: there "ARE" 56 or "FIFTY SIX ETHNIC GROUPS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE CHICOMS PRC" "INSIDE THE CHICOMS PRC"

What? What are you trying to say?

[Henry's Fork]

Just wondering.
Which is the China's opinion about civil war in Sudan?

Probably along the lines of, "What you talkin bout Willis?"

[Ordie]

Presidents/Chiarman

Deng Xiao Ping (PRC), Lee Tung Hui (ROC), Lee Kwing Yew (Singapore) were, are Hakka

[Laworkerbee]

Thank you for the interesting pictures caco500

[Stormy]

I made a post similar like this one sometime ago on another forum. Since some here are showing interest, I'll just dump that post onto this one if you don't mind. Some depictions and information may be repeats.


Current development. Photos taken at July 25th, 2006.

http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0082tq7.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc07581cu2.jpg

http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0318ff0.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0046fp5.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0334ft9.jpg


Sudan Development Projects

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Almogran Business Towers - Almogran Business District, Khartoum, Sudan.

http://www.alsunut.com/images/North_East.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/West_Panorama_Night.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/Promenade.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/Boulevard_Street.jpg


Name: Almogran Business Towers
Status: Approved
Location: Khartoum, Sudan (meeting of Blue and White Nile)
Floors: 35F Tallest.
Use: Mixed Use


Details:

• 160 acres
• 44 commercial plots
• 18 hotel plots – 4 confirmed hotels
• 700 apartments
• 42,000 employees
• 3,460 residents
• Support facilities, including retail space opportunities for all plots
• 18 acres of parks & open space, including 3 parks, a riverfront promenade and plaza
• Opportunities exist for commercially developed leisure facilities such as cinemas, edutainment centres, fitness clubs, etc.
• 15,100 car parking spaces
• Public transport circulator service and park & ride operation
• Distribution/collection systems for all major services (power, water, telecoms, sewers, irrigation, fire mains, storm drainage), and development of generation/treatment plants (power plant, water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant).

Sudan's leading real estate development company Alsunut Development Company announced the international launch of its $4-billion business and residential community in the centre of Khartoum.

Located where the Blue Nile meets with the White Nile, Almogran, has two phases being developed in parallel, the first is a Central Business District and the second is a residential and leisure estate featuring an 18-hole golf course.

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Almogran Residential Estate - Khartoum, Sudan

http://www.alsunut.com/images/Sunt_Residential2.jpg

http://www.alsunut.com/images/Sunt_GolfCourse.jpg

Name: Almogran Residential Estate
Status: Approved
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
Project: Masterplan
Use: Residential, Hotel, Leisure and Retail


Details:

• 1,422 acres
• 650 villas
• 7,236 apartments
• 44,000 residents
• 205 acre, 18-hole golf course & resort
• 173 acre forest reserve
• 91 acres of parks, open space & lakes
• 70,880 sq m shops and restaurants
• Opportunities for commercially developed leisure facilities such as cinemas, edutainment centres, fitness clubs, etc.
• Police, fire station and hospital.

Hani H El. Khidir, managing director of Alsunut Development Company Ltd, says:
“Alsunut Development is honoured to be one of the first major real estate investors in the emerging strong Sudanese economy. It’s a very exciting time for the country, which is about to experience prosperity, as yet unknown to the region.

“Our goal is to incorporate the highest international standards to create a community which is truly fit to be the East African hub for global business”.

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GNPOC Headquarters - Khartoum, Sudan


http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7056/largeverticle8ov.jpg


Name: GNPOC Headquarters
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
Floors: 18F
Use: Office


The New Corporate Headquarters for GNPOC in Khartoum, Sudan is a Landmark Tower, designed to be a corporate symbol for the Client, and a major addition to the Khartoum skyline.

Strategically positioned at the confluence of the White & Blue Nile Rivers, the elegantly tapering silhouette of the Tower, and clean lines of the curtainwall skin, inspire a dynamic and futuristic image, evocative of GNPOC’s own corporate vision.

Set on approximately 10,000m2 of Land within the Al Mogren area, the 18-Level Office Tower, with a Net Office space of some 14,000m2, features 3 equal-sided curvilinear facades, and houses the GNPOC operations in striking, modern interiors. Due to the geometry of the Tower structure, all interiors receive both generous views of the Nile River, and a high level of natural daylighting.

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Merowe Dam Residential Town

http://www.merowedam.com/en/images/buildings1.jpg
http://www.merowedam.com/en/images/buildings4.jpg


Name: Residential Town
City, Country: Sudan
Floors: NA
Use: Accommodate the resident engineers, Consultant and Contractors.

Additional Information:


Contractor: Dan Fodeo Company for Roads and Bridges.

Consultant: Consult House (Dar Consult)

Total cost: 2.5 billion Sudanese Dinnars

Total Space: 280,000 squire meter
The town includes the following:
1) 70 houses divided into 4 different types

2) A fully furnished hotel-standard VIP rest house, with 20 wings

3) A two-story administration building with 10 offices and a grand hall.

4) A Clinic

5) A cultural, social and sport club.

6) A mosque

7) 4 km long inner roads with parkings

8) A power generation station of 4 MW capacity and an internal power grid.

9) A drinking water station which produces 90 cubic meters per day.

10) Septic tanks for waste water treatment


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Merowe Dam Railway

http://www.merowedam.com/images/railway-2.jpg


Country: Sundan
Use: This line has been built to achieve the following objective:

1. Transport the equipments from Port Sudan to the Dam's site with a capacity of around 6 million tons per year.

2. Reduce the cost of transportation, and achieve the maximum level of safety.

3. Facilitate the completion of the required work according to schedule.


Additional Info:

Contractors: Sudan Railways.

Consultant: The Consult House (Dar Consult)

Cost: 850 million Sudanese Dinnars


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Merowe Dam infrastructures, Roads & Bridges

http://www.merowedam.com/images/DSC04446.jpg
http://www.merowedam.com/en/images/projects-1.jpg
http://www.merowedam.com/en/images/bridge-1.jpg
http://www.merowedam.com/images/road-1.jpg
http://www.merowedam.com/images/road-2.jpg

Country: Sundan
Use: This project was intended to fulfill the following objective;

1. Transport the equipments and machineries through Shirian El Shimal Highway.
2. Facilitate the movement of vehicles to transport the local materials.
3. Facilitate the transportation of workers to and from the Dam’s location.
4. Link the villages to the productive areas in (Nouri, Soaigab, Balal, Taker, Dagaweet, Deim Wad El Haj, Kasinger, Barkal, Hamdab etc.)

Additinal Info:

As part of the preparations for the Dam’s construction, some infrastructures have been built to smoothen the transportation of equipment and materials. This includes a railway line, bridges and roads.

Merowe Dam Road:

Distance: 42 km

Contractor: Higleeg Company

Consultant: The Consult House

Cost: 1.4 billion Sudanese Dinnars


Kaeema- Dam Road:

Distance: 27 km

Consultant: The Consult House

Cost: 724 million Dinnar.


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The Nile Morgan Complex- Khartoum, The Sudan

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Name: The Nile Morgan Complex

Location: Morgan District, Khartoum, Sudan

Floors: N/A

Use: Hotel, Mixed Use


Colliers International has recently been appointed as development consultant and leasing agent on a prestigious project - the first of its kind - in the Mogran district of Khartoum, Sudan.
This proposed development is situated at the point where the White & Blue Nile Rivers meet and is to be known as "The Nile Mogran Project".آ It will consist of a 300-room international five-star hotel, 40,000 sqm (430,400 sqft) shopping mall, 154 residential apartments and a 20,000 sqm (215,200 sqft) office tower.

To date, Colliers has concluded the feasibility and market study segment of this appointment and is now actively seeking international and regional retailers to move into Sudan.آ Colliers’ next step is to secure an international supermarket/hypermarket chain to anchor the retail portion of the project, in order to meet the growing demands of Khartoum’s six million residents.آ Traditionally Khartoum and Sudanese retailers have only operated from very basic retail facilities measuring between 30 and 300 sqm (323-3,228 sqft) in size.

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New Bridge in Khartoum

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2807/tuti01ya8.th.jpg (http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tuti01ya8.jpg)


Tuti Bridge will provide the first road to it, as well as forming a component of the strategic road network planned for the city.The bridge will cross the Blue Nile at a point where it is around 200m wide. The river is fast flowing with large seasonal variations in level, and construction within it can be hazardous. In keeping with its location on a prime site in the centre of the city, the Sudan Government want the crossing to be a signature bridge. Tuti Bridge will therefore be an elegant, modern suspension bridge with a main span of 210 metres, which both provides the desired signature structure and avoids construction within the river.


Khartoum's first mall (recently opened)


The mall opened in 2004 and was constructed by a turkish company. the mall includes a movie theatre, bowling alley, and game room, plus the stores. i think this is a good step for khartoum wich is booming after the peace treaty was signed last year. there is a lot of new hotels and buildings going up right now, and i expect a few more malls.
Exterior
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1006/2499764aframallkhartoumpo2.th.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2499764aframallkhartoumpo2.jpg)

Exterior

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8343/2898049afrakhartoumny7.th.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2898049afrakhartoumny7.jpg)


Interior
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5375/2003999shoppingkhartoumbv7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Afra Mall

http://static.flickr.com/37/99144840_fd14b8d929_o.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/30/66814465_2b06d0966c_o.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/34/66814466_f5b51a2495_o.jpg



Sudan GIAD heavy industry complex:cars,bus,steel

The major heavy industry complex in Sudan is located 40 km south,
of the capital khartoum.
More than five thousand people works at GIAD heavy industires complex.
This complex produces: electrical cables and wires(45 000 tons/year))
->all sort of pipes(70 000 ton/year)
->steel(60.000 ton/year)
->bar-mill(150 000 ton/year)
->Tractor(1500 units)
->Medium and heavy trucks(few thousand)
->Some weapons(from what i remember there are other factories in khartoum region)

And,it produces a relatively high numbers of cars(at least 20 000 thousand cars and buses)
It must be noted that the engine and few other component are imported,so it's not totaly locally produced.

I think the must important thing is that it's totally owned by sudanese,the management,engineers,wokers are all sudanese.




The cars which are produced:

Giad mehara car:

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB%20(1).JPG

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB%20(3).JPG

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB%20(4).JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB%20(5).JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehera/MeheraB.jpg


Fath jeep

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/Fath%20Jeep/F18.jpg

Sahan

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/Sahand%20LC/Sahna%20LD.jpg


Pick up

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double2b.jpg
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double3b.jpg
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double4b.jpg
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double5b.jpg
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/4X2Double/4X2Double6b.jpg


Nissan sonata are also assembled there




Some picture from the complex:

http://www.giadmotors.com/images/96.jpg
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/Copy%20of%20DSC00030.JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/Copy%20of%20DSC00042.JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/DSC00019.JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/DSC00053.JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/mehra1.JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/DSC00059.JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/MVC-011E.JPG
http://www.giadmotors.com/images/manifac1.JPG
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3005/gi1te8.jpg


Some links:

http://www.giadmotors.com
http://www.sudanmaster.com
http://www.worldreport-ind.com/sudan/steel.htm


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Photos from the complex:

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3005/gi1te8.jpg
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4538/gi2do8.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3416/gi3nt3.jpg
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/818/gi4uq3.jpg
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2845/gi6ln1.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6605/gi7lz4.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9320/gi8be4.jpg
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/1820/gi10hy5.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/918/tractorah4.jpg

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Photos from the khartoum exhibition:


http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5003.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5006.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5012.jpg

Cars produced from joint ventures with hyndai,nissan,renault...

http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5008.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5009.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5010.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5011.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5013.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5014.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/5015.jpg


From the factories with visitors:

http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/2002.jpg
http://www.giad.com/imagx/galary/2004.jpg

[khukuri]

So how does china differ from other countries that support their versions...


sure sudan might not be as bad as saudi arabia or sudan, but it is still the same principle....

[caco500]

Last year,GDP growth was at 12%.
Inflation was at nearly 10%.
Its good to remember that 10 years ago,inflation were at 300% and there was shortage of meat,milk,bread,sugar and of course,shortage of fuel.
So the oil has dramatically change everything,and without a doubt,without the chinese participation,the oil would have never been a reality
There are a lots of chinese,indian,malasyian compagny willing to invest,oil is now a security for the investors.

[caco500]

Picture of the inauguration of a telecom laboratory built by Chinese(september 2006)

Sudatel Inaugurates ZTE Training Laboratory

Part of Sudatel’s efforts to upgrade training in the field of communication and information, Engineer Imad Al Deen Hussein, director general of Sudatel and Mr. Yen Yemin, executive director of the Chinese firm ZTE inaugurated, in he presence of the People’s Democratic Republic of China at Sudatel’s academy of communications (Sudacad) a laboratory for training on NGN and 3G networks.

http://www.sudatel.net/imagx/DSC00006.JPG

http://www.sudatel.net/imagx/DSC00025.jpg

http://www.sudatel.net/imagx/DSC00057.jpg

http://www.sudatel.net/imagx/galary/p002.jpg

http://www.sudatel.net/imagx/galary/p006.jpg

http://www.sudatel.net/imagx/galary/p011.jpg



http://www.sudatel.net/imagx/galary/p012.jpg

http://www.sudatel.net/imagx/galary/p001.jpg

http://www.sudatel.net/imagx/galary/p007.jpg

[KingoftheHill]

China actually doesn't give a sh1t about the people of Sudan or the people suffering there.....:bash: