KHARTOUM - The Sudanese government and a consortium of Emirati companies signed, on Tuesday, a preliminary agreement to develop and operate the Abu Amama port on the Red Sea, with investments amounting to $6 billion.
The deal includes an agricultural zone of 400,000 feddans (415,000 acres) in the Abu Hamad area of River Nile State. Also, a 450 km long road will link the zone with the new port on the Red Sea.
The Sudanese minister said that the port will be equipped with the latest modern technology, pointing out that the $6 billion project includes an industrial area, a tourist area, an international airport, a residential complex, internal roads and a power station, He added that the project would contribute to solving the drought issue in Port Sudan and mining areas by delivering water from the Nile River.
