Sudan: New tourism policy unveiled

  1. Posted on Wednesday 28 January 2009 - 13:22
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    Merième Addou, AfricaNews reporter in Rabat, Morocco
    The Government of Southern Sudan has drawn a new policy aimed at providing a foundation for the restoration of the tourism industry in the region in the coming years. The new strategy will also be followed by new legislation and regulations for the sector.
    Almogran Business District, Khartoum, Sudan.
    Six of the former national parks have since the signing in early 2005 of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and the Khartoum regime, been restored and the inventories of game on site taken so far are better than many expected.

    Our correspondent said after three years of relative peace, interest in southern Sudan for wildlife has been growing in recent years with some selected private outfits operating in the region. There are several protected areas now including Boma National Park. It is one of the world’s most dramatic movements of animals that witnessed the largest wildlife migration of the world.

    Besides its wildlife-based attractions in the region, it is also a home to many rivers, including the Nile, where white water rafting and other river based adventure activities can take place. The Southern Sudan also contains the “Sudd,” arguably the world’s most extensive wetland along the river Nile, all of which is a birdwatchers paradise and the cultural variety across the Southern tribes is legendary in any case.

    Security has also improved considerably since hostilities ceased. Road works are in progress from Juba along the main two traffic arteries towards the Ugandan border.

    Tourism is one of the top five sectors being looked at hence the development of its full potential in southern Sudan would attract thousands of tourists into the region. It would generate more jobs for citizens as well as become the second leading industry after petroleum.

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