A weekly round-up of journalism about economic events in the two Sudans:
IMF calls on Sudan to adopt tax reforms, projects external debt to hit 87.6% of GDP in 2013 (Sudan Tribune, 5 October) – The IMF says ‘the outlook for 2013 and the medium term are unfavourable, absent a new package of corrective measures.’
Qatar’s foreign minister pays lightning visit to Khartoum: state media (Sudan Tribune, 5 October) – The reason for the meeting between the Gulf creditor nation’s top diplomat and President Al Bashir remains obscure.
Locusts threaten East Darfur crops (Radio Dabanga, 2 October) – Maturing millet crops are at risk in the border region near South Sudan.
Protests in Sudan and the IMF (‘Thoughts on the Sudans’, 28 September) – Political analyst Aly Verjee draws ties between the protests and the IMF’s push for subsidy reforms.
Kenya says al Qaeda trained Sudanese man helped lead mall attack (Reuters, 5 October) – Abu Baara‘al-Sudani’ was “an experienced fighter and sharpshooter,” according to a Kenyan military spokesman.