Khartoum State Mandates Environmental Approval for Business Licenses

Khartoum, Aug. 10, 2026 (SUNA) - The Supreme Council for Environment and Urban and Rural Development in Khartoum State has made the licensing of industrial and service activities conditional upon obtaining environmental approvals. The measure is based on a decision issued by the Secretary-General of the Khartoum State Government, Ahmed Al-Mustafa. The decision stipulates that no license shall be issued to any industrial or service establishment unless it has first obtained environmental approval from the Supreme Council for Environment. Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Environment and Urban and Rural Development in Khartoum State, Ghada Hussein Al-Awad, said in press statements on Monday that procedures for obtaining environmental approvals and meeting environmental requirements for all establishments have been completed through the General Administration for Environmental Impact Assessment and Licensing, in accordance with the Khartoum State Environmental Protection and Development Act of 2008, as amended in 2020. The Secretary-General called on authorities responsible for issuing licenses to refrain from granting any establishment a license to operate unless it has obtained the required environmental approvals from the Council. She affirmed the Council's full commitment to cooperation with all relevant authorities and compliance with applicable regulations and bylaws. Read the original article on SNA . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.