DARFUR / AL- BASHIR

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir attends the 21st National School Competition in Darfur. More than 7,000 students from all over Sudan compete in this two-week sportive event, the of its kind to be held in North Darfur.

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:03
• Production Date: 14 January 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS-AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN DARFUR - UNAMID
• Subject Topical: LEISURE; SPORTS
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: U100114l

Description

STORY: DARFUR / AL-BASHIR
TRT: 2:03
SOURCE: UNAMID
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 14 JANUARY 2010, EL-FASHER, DARFUR, SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, Students making a mass game at the El-Fasher Stadium
2. Med shot, Students making a mass game
3. Pan right, Participants dancing at the stadium
4. Med shot, Participants in white robe dancing
5. Med shot, Female participants dancing
6. Zoom in, Sudanese President making a speech at the podium
7. Cutaway, the photographers filming the presser
8. Zoom out, Students making a mass game
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Omar Hassan al-Bashir, President, Sudan:
“It was an outstanding session, not because it took place in El-Fasher, Darfur, which all the world is talking about. But it was outstanding because it was well-prepared, well-organized with various activities and it gave all the participants all over the country an opportunity to unite the community.”
10. Zoom in, Sudanese President getting out of the plane
11. Med shot, UNAMID top officials, Henry Anyidoho and Mohammed Yonis
12. Med shot, President shaking hands
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Osman Mohamed Yousif Kibir, Governor, North Darfur:
“We salute UNAMID which helped us and gave us all the support and the same thanks goes to UNICEF, which supported us to promote peace.”
14. Wide shot, President waving at the local people
15. Wide shot, UNAMID officials at the inauguration ceremony
16. Med shot, President and the governor of North Darfur
17. Wide shot, the audience with banners
18. Close up, President dancing on the podium
19. Wide shot, the audience dancing with President

Storyline

More than 7,000 students from all over Sudan showed their best today (Thursday) at the El-Fasher stadium as they concluded the 21st National School Competition. This two-week sportive event marked the first of its kind to be held in North Darfur.

Visiting the closing day of the event was Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. He emphasized government efforts to achieve peace in the region by organizing the national sportive event.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Omar Hassan al-Bashir, President, Sudan:
“It was an outstanding session, not because it took place in El-Fasher, Darfur, which all the world is talking about. But it was outstanding because it was well-prepared, well-organized with various activities and it gave all the participants all over the country an opportunity to unite the community.”

To help ensure success of the event, the African Union United Nations Hybrid Mission (UNAMID) provided significant assistance to the Government of Sudan in the form of logistics, security and technical expertise.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Osman Mohamed Yousif Kibir, Governor, North Darfur:
“We salute UNAMID which helped us and gave us all the support and the same thanks goes to UNICEF, which supported us to promote peace.”

The Sudanese President also visited the town of El-Fasher to inaugurate the “Western Salvation Highway” project. The road which links El-Fasher to Um-Kadada will extend to 168 kilometers in the future.