- Ph.D. in African Languages and Linguistics, University of Marburg, Fed. Rep. of

   Germany, 1986.

- Zertifikat : Deutsch als Fremdsprache (German as a Foreign Language) Goethe-

   Institute,  Mannheim, Fed. Rep. of Germany, 1983.

- M.A. in Sudanese and African Languages, Institute of African and Asian Studies,

   Univ. of Khartoum, 1979.

- B.A. Honours, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, 1976.

- Diplome Superieur d'Etudes Francaises de 3eme Degre, University of Grenoble,

   France, 1975.