SUDANESe ambassador to Zimbabwe Hasmdan Wadi Dldoom Ebeidalla said his country was exploring areas of co-operation with Zimbabwe at a time the north-eastern country was seeking to strengthen economic ties with Southern Africa.
BY Everson Mushava
Ebeidalla said his country has a long history with Zimbabwe which it aims to strengthen through fostering economic ties.
Addressing journalists in Harare on Thursday, Ebeidalla said Sudan was already home to many Zimbabwean teachers and artisanal miners due to the cordial relationships between Harare and Khartoum.
“I cannot tell the exact number of Zimbabweans in Sudan, but there are many Zimbabwean teachers who are teaching English language,” Ebeidalla said.
“There are also many Zimbabwean artisanal miners in Sudan. We have a good relationship with Zimbabwe and we are currently exploring areas of possible co-operation.”
Ebeidalla said he had already met President Robert Mugabe and had established that his country could learn a lot from Zimbabwe particularly in the mining area.
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“We used to rely on oil. But after the cessation of South Sudan, we lost about 75% of that oil and we have realised that we need to diversify our mining activities. We can learn a lot from Zimbabwe and other African countries,” he said.
Sudan, whose leader, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, has a population of 34 million people and is well known for its vast water bodies.
