Digital Divide Country Profile · Africa

Sudan

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Sudan in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Infrastructure Planning / Mapping / Funding, Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure, Power / Resilience Infrastructure, Computer / Desktop PC, Tablet. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

Infrastructure Planning / Mapping / Funding2
Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure2
Power / Resilience Infrastructure1

Specific technologies

Computer / Desktop PC2
Tablet2
E-Learning / Virtual Learning1
Internet of Things (IoT)1
IPv61

Intervention classification

Neither explicitly identified16
Specific Technology only4
Infrastructure only3
Infrastructure and Specific Technology1

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

10 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 6 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

24 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

Digital connectivity

ASCENT-Sudan – 150,000 people enhanced internet-access target

Approved June 2025 / implementation · Gadaref, Kassala, Northern and River Nile states

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Status / periodApproved June 2025 / implementationLocationGadaref, Kassala, Northern and River Nile statesPopulation150,000 conflict-affected residentsOrganizationsTDB; private sector; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Enhanced internet access alongside energy expansion

Digital-energy infrastructure

ASCENT-Sudan – 500 renewable-energy systems supporting digital access

Implementation · Public spaces, farms, telecom networks and small businesses

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Status / periodImplementationLocationPublic spaces, farms, telecom networks and small businessesPopulationCommunities and service providersOrganizationsTDB; private sector; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Install 500 renewable-energy systems that support connectivity and services

Workforce

Digital connectivity in fragile settings

ASCENT-Sudan – Community Digital Connectivity

2025–ongoing · Host communities and conflict-affected areas

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Status / period2025–ongoingLocationHost communities and conflict-affected areasPopulationHost communities, displaced persons, returnees and refugeesOrganizationsSudan private sector partners; World Bank

Improves phone and Internet access alongside energy investments.

Activities and approach: Telecom connectivity

Education connectivity

ASCENT-Sudan – connected education facilities

Implementation · Target states

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Status / periodImplementationLocationTarget statesPopulationStudents, teachers and displaced learnersOrganizationsTDB; education providers; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Power and internet enabling education services

EducationK–12

Public-service connectivity

ASCENT-Sudan – Connected Health and Education Services

2025–ongoing · Health and education facilities

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Status / period2025–ongoingLocationHealth and education facilitiesPopulationPatients, students and public-service usersOrganizationsSudan private sector partners; World Bank

Uses improved power and communications to strengthen connected public services.

Activities and approach: Internet/phone-enabled health and education

Education

Health connectivity

ASCENT-Sudan – connected health facilities

Implementation · Target states

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Status / periodImplementationLocationTarget statesPopulationPatients, displaced populations and health workersOrganizationsTDB; health providers; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Power and internet enabling improved health services

Workforce

Community digital access

ASCENT-Sudan – digital connectivity for public spaces

Implementation · Target states

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Status / periodImplementationLocationTarget statesPopulationHost communities, displaced persons, returnees and refugeesOrganizationsTDB; private sector; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Renewable-powered connectivity in public spaces

Inclusive digital services

ASCENT-Sudan – Digital Services for Displaced/Refugee Communities

2025–ongoing · Displacement/refugee areas

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Status / period2025–ongoingLocationDisplacement/refugee areasPopulationDisplaced people, returnees and refugeesOrganizationsSudan private sector partners; World Bank

Supports access to digital services in communities affected by conflict.

Activities and approach: Connectivity + digital services

SME digital inclusion

ASCENT-Sudan – digital services for small businesses

Implementation · Target states

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Status / periodImplementationLocationTarget statesPopulationSmall businesses and entrepreneursOrganizationsTDB; private sector; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Improved electricity and digital-service access

Workforce

Digital skills

ASCENT-Sudan – digital skills training

Implementation · Target states

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Status / periodImplementationLocationTarget statesPopulationConflict-affected youth, workers and entrepreneursOrganizationsTDB; private training providers; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Digital-skills training linked to jobs and services

EducationWorkforce

Humanitarian digital inclusion

ASCENT-Sudan – host-community and displacement connectivity

Implementation · Target states

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Status / periodImplementationLocationTarget statesPopulationHost communities, IDPs, returnees and refugeesOrganizationsTDB; private sector; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Phone and internet access for conflict-affected populations

Innovative connectivity financing

ASCENT-Sudan – results-based financing for digital/energy services

Implementation · Pre-selected locations

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Status / periodImplementationLocationPre-selected locationsPopulationPrivate operators and underserved communitiesOrganizationsTDB; private sector; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: RBF incentives for private delivery of predefined digital and energy services

Digital inclusion/economic opportunity

ASCENT-Sudan – Small-Business Digital Access

2025–ongoing · Conflict-affected communities

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Status / period2025–ongoingLocationConflict-affected communitiesPopulationSmall businessesOrganizationsSudan private sector partners; World Bank

Improves access to electricity and digital services for small enterprises.

Activities and approach: Digital business access

Workforce

Telecom resilience

ASCENT-Sudan – telecom-network renewable-energy systems

Implementation · Target states

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Status / periodImplementationLocationTarget statesPopulationMobile/internet users and operatorsOrganizationsTDB; telecom operators; private sector; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Solar/renewable systems supporting telecom networks

Power / Resilience Infrastructure

Teacher digital skills

Digital Pedagogy Training for Teachers and Facilitators

Implemented / reported 2025 · Sudan

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Status / periodImplemented / reported 2025LocationSudanPopulationTeachers and learning facilitatorsOrganizationsUNICEF Sudan; education partners

Builds the instructional capability needed to turn devices and digital platforms into meaningful learning.

Activities and approach: Digital pedagogy; interactive teaching; digital assessment

EducationK–12

Disability digital inclusion

Ibsar ICT Accessibility Project for Blind and Low-Vision Users

Operational programme · Sudan

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Status / periodOperational programmeLocationSudanPopulationBlind and low-vision peopleOrganizationsTPRA Sudan

Addresses disability-specific barriers to computers, internet, education and employment through targeted ICT training.

Activities and approach: Computer and internet-skills training; accessibility support

Computer / Desktop PC

EducationWorkforce

Internet infrastructure modernization / advanced skills

IoT and IPv6 Regional Center and National IPv6 Transition Capacity

Operational / ongoing · Sudan-hosted center

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Status / periodOperational / ongoingLocationSudan-hosted centerPopulationISPs, universities, government, engineers, startups and SMEsOrganizationsTPRA Sudan; ITU

Builds technical capacity and modern internet infrastructure needed to sustain future connectivity.

Activities and approach: IPv6/IoT training; expert certification; hackathons; national task force

Telecommunications / Broadband InfrastructureIPv6Internet of Things (IoT)

EducationCollege / university

Emergency digital education

Let Us Learn Digitized Accelerated Learning Programme in Safe Learning Spaces

Active 2025–2026 · UNICEF-supported Safe Learning Spaces

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Status / periodActive 2025–2026LocationUNICEF-supported Safe Learning SpacesPopulationChildren who missed extended schooling, including displaced learnersOrganizationsUNICEF Sudan; education authorities; partners

Uses tablet-based self-paced learning to reconnect conflict-affected children with education.

Activities and approach: Digitized accelerated curriculum; tablets; e-learning safe spaces

E-Learning / Virtual LearningTablet

Education

Mobile market competition / consumer access

Mobile Number Portability Central System

Operational regulatory service · Sudan

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Status / periodOperational regulatory serviceLocationSudanPopulationMobile subscribersOrganizationsTPRA Sudan; mobile operators

Reduces switching barriers and strengthens consumer choice and competition without losing a phone number.

Activities and approach: Central portability system; operator interconnection

Offline digital education / emergency access

Offline Learning Passport Scale-Up for Conflict Hotspots

Scale-up target documented through 2026 · Khartoum, Darfur and Kordofan

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Status / periodScale-up target documented through 2026LocationKhartoum, Darfur and KordofanPopulationSchool-age children where schools remain closedOrganizationsUNICEF Sudan; education authorities; humanitarian partners

Extends curriculum access into areas with damaged infrastructure and unreliable internet via offline delivery.

Activities and approach: Offline Learning Passport; solar-powered tablets; hotspot deployment

TabletSolar Power

EducationK–12

Cybersecurity / trusted digital participation

Sudan Computer Emergency Response Team (Sudan-CERT)

Operational; active capacity-building in 2025–2026 · Sudan

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Status / periodOperational; active capacity-building in 2025–2026LocationSudanPopulationGovernment, companies, providers and internet usersOrganizationsTPRA Sudan; Sudan-CERT

Strengthens trust and resilience in digital services by protecting national information infrastructure.

Activities and approach: Incident response; forensics; threat coordination; training

Computer / Desktop PC

Education

Digital education / low-connectivity access

Sudan Learning Passport – Zero-Rated National Digital Learning Platform

Operational since 2021; active through 2026 · Sudan and learners abroad

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Status / periodOperational since 2021; active through 2026LocationSudan and learners abroadPopulationSchool-age, out-of-school and displaced learnersOrganizationsEducation authorities; UNICEF; Microsoft; Zain; Canar; MTN; Sudatel

Provides national curriculum online/offline with mobile data subsidized by operators.

Activities and approach: Online/offline platform; digitized grades 1–8; mobile app; zero-rated data

EducationK–12

Post-conflict telecom reconstruction / resilience

Telecommunications Infrastructure Reconstruction Initiative for War-Damaged Networks

Proposal adopted into African WTDC-25 contributions Aug 2025 · War-damaged networks

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Status / periodProposal adopted into African WTDC-25 contributions Aug 2025LocationWar-damaged networksPopulationCommunities and institutions affected by conflict-related network damageOrganizationsTPRA Sudan; Ministry of Digital Transformation and Communications; African partners

Creates an international-policy pathway for rebuilding connectivity infrastructure damaged by war.

Activities and approach: Telecom reconstruction proposal; regional/ITU advocacy; recovery planning

Telecommunications / Broadband InfrastructureInfrastructure Planning / Mapping / Funding

Universal service / rural connectivity

Universal Service Fund – Rural and Underserved Telecommunications Access

Ongoing statutory programme; TPRA page updated 2025 · Remote and rural areas

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Status / periodOngoing statutory programme; TPRA page updated 2025LocationRemote and rural areasPopulationResidents of remote and underserved communitiesOrganizationsTPRA Sudan

Finances and coordinates communications access where market incentives are insufficient, explicitly aiming to bridge the digital gap.

Activities and approach: Universal-service planning; telecom/post expansion; electronic services; capacity building

Infrastructure Planning / Mapping / Funding

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Sudan. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/sudan/
International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Sudan. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=SD
World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Sudan. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=SD

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