The al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Kafouri, Khartoum North, Sudan, was constructed between 1992 and 1996 with components imported from Germany, India, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and the
Ruins of the destroyed factory in 2008
Wag the Dog
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Wag the Dog is a 1997 American political satire black comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. Produced and directed by Barry Levinson, the film centers on spin doctor Conrad Brean and
Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory
…was a resident of Khartoum in the 1980s." The attack took place during the Monica Lewinsky scandal and less than a year after the release of the film Wag the Dog, prompting some commentators to describe the attack as a distraction for the public from the scandal. On 20 August 1998, the factory was destroyed in…
Theatrical release poster