Historical Background:
The decision establishing the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) was made on January 1sr, 1970 in an address by former president Jafaar Nemeiri at Obeid town on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day. On September 21, 1970, the news agency issued its first bulletin in both Arabic and English languages. The first act of SUNA was issued on 19.11. 1973. It was followed by a numbe
r of acts for the news agency. When the Public Corporations Act, 2003 was issued, SUNA had to cope with it by canceling its act of 1998 and issuing a memorandum of association in compliance of the Public Corporations Act. The Council of Ministers approved Memorandum of Association of Sudan News Agency Public Corporation on 11.2.2011. A number of new services were then added by SUNA such as video service. The objectives and powers of SUNA can be summarized in gathering text, audio and video news and information from inside and outside Sudan and their processing and dissemination internally and abroad in a manner that serves the interests of the country. SUNA Today:
Currently SUNA is composed of three integrated sectors; top of them is the Editorial Sector and then there are two assisting sectors, which are the Technical and Engineering Sector and the Financial and Administrative Affairs Sector.
