What is "giad"

Giad, more formally Giad Industrial City, is a planned industrial city located 50 miles south of Khartoum in the Sudan. It is owned and operated by the GIAD Industrial Group. The Group was established in 1993 Vision: The Greatest industrial group in Africa. Mission: We look forward to giving rise to a comprehensive industrial and technological development throughout the country and to lead the process of industrialization in the sub-region, by manufacturing products and establishing projects, aiming to serve and promote the national economy, by efficiently trained staff.