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Police stand guard at a water pump station at the White Nile ...
Mar 3rd, 2012
(Reuters) - Police stand guard at a water pump station at the White Nile Sugar Factory in El Diwaym March 3, 2012. Sudan wants to boost sugar production with the help of a new plant to be launched in White Nile state. The African country hopes to increase production by 450,000 tons within three years to satisfy local demand and start exporting sugar to help offset the loss of oil to South Sudan. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL) -
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