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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Veteran Sudanese journalist Mahjoub Mohamed Saleh has died in Cairo, Egypt after a long illness.<\/p>\n

Mahjoub Mohammed Saleh died on Tuesday at the age of 96.<\/p>\n

Sudanese journalist Muhammad Awadallah said the media fraternity was saddened by the passing of the veteran journalist who was also the founder and editor-in-chief of Al-Ayyam daily newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith his (Mahjoub Mohamed Saleh) departure, the Sudanese press has lost one of its solid pillars,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Separately, journalist Othman Abdelgader said the late Mohamed Saleh taught Sudanese journalism.<\/p>\n

His son, journalist Wael Mahjoub, mourned him on his Facebook page and said, \u201cWe have lost a great person.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that his family will receive condolences at Al-Hamidiyah El-Shazleya Mosque in the Mohandiseen area, Cairo.<\/p>\n

For her part, journalist Hind Ramadan, one of the female journalists who worked for Al-Ayyam newspaper, said that Mr. Mahjoub Mohamed Saleh held his pen since the 1950s, defending freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n

Mahjoub began his work as a reporter before Sudan’s 1956 independence from Britain and Egypt.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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