Sudan Post (SudaPost)
Sudan Post (SudaPost), whose official name is the Sudanese Postal Services Company Ltd, is the national operator of postal services in Sudan. The beginnings of organised mail in the country go back to 1867, when the first two post offices were opened in Suakin and Wadi Halfa, then offices were opened in Dongola, Berber and Khartoum in 1873, and in Sennar, Karkoj, Fazogli, Gedaref, El Obeid and El Fasher in 1877, according to the postal history published on SudaPost's official website. The Mahdist Revolution, which began in 1881, led to the closure of post offices by 1884, and the country remained without a postal service until its resumption with the forces in 1896. On 1 March 1897 provisional stamps were issued — Egyptian stamps overprinted with the word Sudan — then on 1 March 1898 the "Camel Postman" stamp, known as the Camel stamp, was issued, based on a drawing by Colonel Stanton at the request of Lord Kitchener, and this design remained in use for the basic stamps until 1948. In the modern era, the Sudanese Postal Services Company was established on 27 June 2009 and was chosen as the main national operator, succeeding the National Corporation for Post and Telegraph; it is owned by the Sudanese Social Security Association through the Social Security Investment Authority, according to its official website. Its tasks include letter, parcel, express mail and delivery services, in addition to government, financial, logistics and technical services, and representing Sudan in Arab, African and international postal bodies, including the Arab Permanent Postal Commission and the Pan African Postal Union. The Sudanese encyclopedia "Sudapedia" states that Sudan is the only country whose single postage stamp continued for nearly half a century without change except in denominations. Since 1951, postal administrations have issued stamps expressing aspects of Sudanese life and commemorating national, regional and international occasions. In April 2023, SudaPost announced, through the Universal Postal Union, the suspension of its postal services with other Union countries effective 15 April 2023 due to the ongoing conflict, while working to establish an alternative exchange office.
(Sources: Official website of Sudan Post sudapost.sd — the 'About Us' and 'History of Sudan Post' pages; English and Arabic Wikipedia — the SudaPost and History of the postal service and postage stamps of Sudan entries; the Sudanese encyclopedia 'Sudapedia'; Universal Postal Union notice on the suspension of services 2023)
— Editorial Team
