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Transportation
• Set appropriate technical and level of service
standards.
• Develop a comprehensive structure for the •
management and planning of the transport sector
in the country.
• Approved major investment programs in the sector.
• Encourage coordination between the different
modes.
• Ensure traffic management for the purpose of
making the best use of existing infrastructure and
resources.
• Enforce the application of the laws and
regulations.
• Assist the regional, state and municipal
governments through technical assistance and
advice in building their capacity to plan, manage
and maintain their transport infrastructure.
• Develop agreements with neighboring countries
to facilitate trade and cross border transit in
accordance with international and regional
guidelines and agreements.
The ministry has recently come up with a National
Master Plan encompassing various missions and
programs to maintain and upgrade the transporta-
tions in Sudan.
The transportation sector offers various investment
opportunities and welcomes foreign investors es-
pecially in the railways, sea ports and roads areas.
Incentives are implemented to facilitate business in
this sector: investment laws, dating from 1992, are
being reviewed to be more attractive. Those that are
discouraging for foreign investors are suppressed.
The railway lines, roads and maritime transportation
are the backbone of the economical development
of the country. In fact, as the Minister Philip stated,
“The road to development is made by developing the
roads”. However, Sudan is lacking effective man-
power in order to sustain this evolution. More efforts
will be needed to come up with a vertical change.
Training centers are created to provide the transpor-
tation sector with educated labor force to be able to
take up the challenges.
Different companies fall into the supervision of the
MTRB: the Railway Corporation, the Sea Ports Cor-
poration, Sudan Shipping Lines, the National High-
way Authority and the National Roads and Bridges
Company for example.
Personal message of the previous Minister, Mr. Phil-
ip Tonk Leek Deng:
“Sudan, after the peace agreement, will be an attrac-
tive place for investments. The potential in natural
resources is much more important than in other Af-
rican countries. For now it is not exploited because
of conflicts but it needs to be developed. Food sup-
MINISTER
UNDERSECRETARY
A. National Highway Authority
B. Sudan Railways Corporation
C. Sea Port Corporation
D. Sudan Shipping Lines
E. Maritime Administration Directorate
F. Road Unit Dept.
G. Inland River Navigation Dept.
H. National Company for Roads and Bridges
State Minister
State Minister
Ministerial Advisory Council
Legal Advisor
Executive M. Office
Security Unit
Investment & Promotion
Directorate
Promotion Dept.
Land Transport
Investment Dept.
Maritime & Inland Waterway
Investment Dept.
Supervision & FellowUp
Dept.
Financial & Administrative
Directorate
Finance & Account Dept.
Administrative Affairs
Dept.
Personnel & Training
Dept.
Admin. Development
Unit
Coordination & External
Relations Directorate
Coordination &
Fellow Up Dept.
External Relations
Dept.
Internal Audit
Public Relations Unit
Information Center
Planning & Studies
Dept.
Research and Data
Dept.
Translation Unit
Planning Research and
Studies Directorate