Sudatel Telecom Group Limited

Not documented as support. Governance link: the chairman named in the statements matches Gen. Ibrahim Jaber (Jabir), reported as assistant commander-in-chief of the SAF and member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, who is also reported to chair Sudatel. The company says it runs 'the only nationwide mobile network in Sudan capable of providing uninterrupted service', set up a data centre in Port Sudan, and provides telecom services 'to certain Government organizations at the normal commercial terms' (not material).

Why this grade

Regraded from A: identification of the chairman rests on a name match.

Response

None sought.

OpenCorporates shows 'Expresso Telecom Group Ltd', Dubai, company number 0494, status active. This is consistent with the UAE holding company named in Sudatel's audited statements; the register entry itself (shareholders, directors) was not opened.

Response

No response sought by this desk; none found in the sources read.

The DMCC free-zone business directory lists 'EXPRESSO TELECOM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FZCO', licence status Active, at a flexi-desk in Jewellery & Gemplex 3, DMCC, Dubai. The directory's official company e-mail for it is on the expressotelecom.com domain, the corporate domain of Sudatel's Expresso subsidiaries, so this is probably an Expresso group company. The directory does not publish shareholders, directors, licence number or registration date, so the tie to Sudatel is not confirmed by the register itself. Separately, the DIFC register as mirrored by OpenCorporates still shows 'Expresso Telecom Group Ltd', company number 0494, Active (already in the dossier).