Sudan News Agency (SUNA)
Source Passport
SD-M-00001-5
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- Legal name
- Sudan News Agency
- Country
- Sudan
- Type
- News agency
- Founded
- 1970
- Editor-in-chief
- Ibrahim Musa Al-Bashir (Director General)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
3 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Origin
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- SUNA
- Sudan News Agency
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- State Media Monitor, 'Sudan News Agency (SUNA)', 09.05.2026 (updated 12.05.2026), read 2026-10-20 (secondary: official state news agency supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Information; first bulletin 21 Sep 1970, inaugurated 1971; entirely financed through state subsidies, no financial reports published; websites suna-sd.net and suna-news.net; X @SUNA_AGENCY_EN; Arabic, English, French)
- Sudan News Agency (SUNA), 'Le Directeur général de SUNA rencontre le Directeur général de (UNA)', 26.02.2026, via allAfrica, read 2026-10-20 (SUNA's own report: Ibrahim Musa Al-Bashir, Director General of the Sudan News Agency; original on suna-sd.net)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Government of Sudan (Ministry of Culture and Information, supervising authority) Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- Ministry of Culture and Information (supervising authority; SUNA's 2026 reports use 'Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism')
2 sources
- Sudan News Agency (SUNA), 'Le Directeur général de SUNA rencontre le Directeur général de (UNA)', 26.02.2026, via allAfrica, read 2026-10-20 (SUNA's own report: Ibrahim Musa Al-Bashir, Director General of the Sudan News Agency; original on suna-sd.net)
- State Media Monitor, 'Sudan News Agency (SUNA)', 09.05.2026 (updated 12.05.2026), read 2026-10-20 (secondary: official state news agency supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Information; first bulletin 21 Sep 1970, inaugurated 1971; entirely financed through state subsidies, no financial reports published; websites suna-sd.net and suna-news.net; X @SUNA_AGENCY_EN; Arabic, English, French)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X x.com/SUNA_AGENCY_EN
2 sources
- State Media Monitor, 'Sudan News Agency (SUNA)', 09.05.2026 (updated 12.05.2026), read 2026-10-20 (secondary: official state news agency supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Information; first bulletin 21 Sep 1970, inaugurated 1971; entirely financed through state subsidies, no financial reports published; websites suna-sd.net and suna-news.net; X @SUNA_AGENCY_EN; Arabic, English, French)
- Sudan News Agency (SUNA), 'Le Directeur général de SUNA rencontre le Directeur général de (UNA)', 26.02.2026, via allAfrica, read 2026-10-20 (SUNA's own report: Ibrahim Musa Al-Bashir, Director General of the Sudan News Agency; original on suna-sd.net)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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