Established in 1971, Sudan News Agency (SUNA) is the official news agency in Sudan, which produces news output in Arabic, English and French.
Media assets
News agency: SUNA
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
SUNA is run by the Ministry of Information, which makes all the decisions related to the outlet’s management.
Source of funding and budget
SUNA is funded through a state subsidy allocated by the government, according to experts in African media. There is no publicly available information about the budget of the agency.
Editorial independence
SUNA is a propaganda channel of the Sudanese government, its editorial agenda being entirely under government control.
There is no domestic statute and no oversight or assessment mechanism in place at SUNA that would validate the editorial independence of the agency.
September 2023