Supporters gather to meet Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (not seen) after he toured the White Nile Sugar Co sugar plant during its opening in Al-Diwaim July 11, 2012. Sudan launched production on Wednesday at the much-delayed $1 billion sugar plant, its biggest industrial development for many years and a project the government hopes will help counter an economic crisis that is fuelling dissent. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES POLITICS)