Sudan working on improving image in foreign media: minister
March 20, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese minister of Information Ahmed Bilal Osman disclosed that his ministry attempted to hire public relations experts holding U.S. citizenship to work as consultants for improving Sudan’s negative image in foreign media. Sudanese Culture and Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman (ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images) Osman, who was addressing a forum on the ‘Modern Trends in Media Management, Public Relations, and Protocol’ organized by the Federal Center for Research and Capacity Building, said that they asked a group of Jordanians holding American citizenships to conduct studies aiming at improving Sudan’s image in foreign media. However, they asked for large sums of money which the Ministry of Finance was unable to offer. The minister underscored the need to put more efforts in the information and public relations sector in order to improve the image of Sudan abroad in addition to enhancing the official awareness about the importance of public relations which he acknowledged that the government neglected for long time. The Sudanese government frequently complains about unfair coverage particularly in Western media. News about the Darfur conflict which started in 2003 made the headlines around the world for several years. In 2008, the United Nations said some 300,000 people may have died in Darfur’s war, which the U.S. unilterally labeled as genocide. The government has put the death toll around 10,000. Sudan’s President Omer Hassan al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and war crimes in Darfur. Khartoum dismisses the court as an agent of Western neo-imperialism. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
