Official Sudan
This archive is not a government site. Where an official body holds the authoritative answer — a visa rule, an exchange rate, an excavation permit, a broadcast — this page sends you to it directly.
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Sudan's public institutions experienced major disruption after April 2023. By 2026, some federal institutions had resumed operations in Khartoum, while others continued to operate partly or primarily from Port Sudan. Locations, services and public websites may change. For visas, aviation, border requirements and other travel-critical matters, always verify the latest information directly with the responsible institution or a Sudanese embassy.
Sudan's federal portfolio for culture, information and tourism. These are the ministry's own service pages — linked directly, because its homepage still carries unreplaced template material from the theme it was built on.
The body that issues excavation permits and runs the Sudan National Museum, operating under the Ministry of Tourism, Antiquities and Wildlife. Reached through the ministry; its work is documented by the Culture in Crisis register and the German Archaeological Institute.
The official inscription records for Gebel Barkal (2003), the Island of Meroë (2011) and Sanganeb & Dungonab (2016), plus the tentative list.
whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/sd ↗Founded 1967, housed on NCAM's premises beside the National Museum in Khartoum. Publishes excavation reports and holds a specialist Nubian library.
sfdas.com ↗The official news agency, established 1970 and inaugurated in 1971. Publishes in Arabic, English and French from a network of offices across the country.
suna-sd.net ↗The national television network, on air since December 1962, owned by the Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation. Headquartered in Omdurman, currently operating from Port Sudan.
sudan-tv.net ↗English-language current affairs and culture magazine, published from the SUNA building on Jamhoria Street, Khartoum. First issued in 2003.
sudanow-magazine.net ↗Established 22 February 1960. Publishes exchange rates, the statistical database, the list of operating banks and authorised exchange bureaus. Now administered from Port Sudan.
cbos.gov.sd ↗Oversees Sudan's general education system, on Alneel Avenue in Khartoum. Higher education sits with a separate ministry. Site branding: moe.gov.sd
moe.gov.sd ↗An independently maintained index of Sudan's ministries, national departments and government institutions with their published addresses — useful where a ministry has no stable site of its own.
nationsonline.org ↗Current statistics for population, economy, development indicators and demographics, updated from national and international reporting.
data.worldbank.org/country/sudan ↗Official aviation regulator responsible for Sudanese civil aviation, air-navigation regulation and aviation notices. Publishes flight operations, safety directives and air-traffic information.
scaa.gov.sd ↗Country-team reporting, humanitarian situation updates and cultural heritage publications produced with NCAM and UNESCO's Khartoum office.
sudan.un.org ↗Sudan's largest and oldest university — founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902, granted university status on 24 July 1956. Holds the Institute of African and Asian Studies and the Sudan Library.
uofk.edu ↗One of Sudan's largest public universities, with ten campuses in Khartoum State. Traces to the Khartoum Technical Institute; renamed SUST in 1990.
sustech.edu ↗Public distance-learning university established in 2002, offering bachelor and postgraduate courses across the country.
ous.edu.sd ↗Tracks heritage-protection work in Sudan, including the digital register of archaeological sites developed with the German Archaeological Institute since 2017.
cultureincrisis.org ↗Accredits Sudan's universities and research institutes and publishes the national register of recognised institutions.
mohe.gov.sd ↗Health policy, vaccination requirements and public health advisories — the authority to check before travelling. Site branding: Federal Ministry of Health
fmoh.gov.sd ↗The national budget, customs tariffs and economic planning documents. Site branding: Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
mof.gov.sd ↗Legislation, the official gazette and the legal framework governing antiquities and heritage.
moj.gov.sd ↗Visas, the arrival registration requirement, residency and travel permits between states.
moi.gov.sd ↗What may be brought in and taken out — currency limits, equipment, and the export prohibition on antiquities.
customs.gov.sd ↗Telecommunications regulation, SIM registration rules and the national e-government programme. Site branding: mdt.gov.sd
mdt.gov.sd ↗Registration and travel authorisation for humanitarian organisations working in Sudan.
hac.gov.sd ↗The ministry's own tourist visa application. The single most useful official page for a visitor — start here, not with an agent.
mociat.gov.sd/en/tourist-visa ↗Press accreditation and entry for working journalists and documentary crews, issued through the ministry's information side.
mociat.gov.sd/en/journalist-entry-visa ↗How a tour operator becomes licensed to work in Sudan — and therefore how to check that the operator quoting you is one.
mociat.gov.sd ↗The ministry's own register — Kerma, Begrawiya, El-Kurru, Jebel Barkal, Meroë, Nuri, Sanam Abu Dom, Naqa, Musawwarat es-Sufra, Wad Ban Naqa, Tumbus, Sai Island, Tabo, Soleb, Old Dongola and more.
mociat.gov.sd/en/archaeological-sites ↗The official museum directory. Opening status has changed drastically since 2023 — confirm before travelling to any of them.
mociat.gov.sd/en/museums ↗Dinder, Sanganeb, Dungonab and the volcanic highlands, as the ministry lists them — with its pages on water bodies and licensed hotels alongside.
mociat.gov.sd/en/biosphere-reserves ↗
Bank of Khartoum
Omdurman National Bank
Faisal Islamic Bank
Agricultural Bank of Sudan
El Nilein Bank
Tadamon Islamic Bank
Al Baraka Bank Sudan
Al Salam Bank Sudan
Savings & Social Development Bank
Industrial Development Bank
Animal Resources Bank
Export Development Bank
National Bank of Sudan
Real Estate Commercial Bank
Workers National Bank
Farmer's Commercial Bank
United Capital Bank
Blue Nile Mashreq BankEighteen of the banks licensed in Sudan, shown with the marks they publish. The authoritative, current list is the Central Bank's — cbos.gov.sd ↗
Ahfad University for Women
University of Bahri
International University of Africa
Omdurman Islamic University
National Ribat University
Al Zaiem Al Azhari University
University of Dongola
Red Sea University
Sinnar University
Al Fashir University
Dalanj University
University of Blue Nile
Eldaein University
Merowe University of Technology
Port Sudan Ahlia University
Sudan Open University
University of Bakht Alruda
Elrazi University
Mashreq UniversityTwenty of Sudan's universities, shown with the marks they publish. The University of Khartoum, SUST and the Open University appear in full above. Accreditation: mohe.gov.sd ↗