Senior journalist takes up new role as editor of Sudan Vision

One of the senior journalists involved in the Thomson Foundation’s Media Capacity Building Project in Sudan has taken up a new role as editor-in-chief of the English language daily Sudan Vision. 

He will be using his skills to train his new staff.

Mohamed Osman Mustafa has been receiving training as a trainer on the programme so he can cascade his skills to new recruits to the profession and has also been a regular translator for Thomson Foundation consultant, Martin Huckerby.

Mohamed Osman Mustafa with trainer, David Harrison, and Helen Scott, who manages the Sudan Media Capacity Building Project for Thomson Foundation 

We believe the project is underpinning a strong, well-educated and informed media in Sudan.

Thomson Foundation consultant Martin Huckerby with Mohamed Osman Mustafa and president of the Sudanese Journalists Association, Al Sadig Alrizagi

Formerly a top editor at Gulf News in Dubai, he has just launched a revamped Sudan Vision to an assembly of media heads and reporters in Khartoum and also told how he is going to provide a journalism training course to a group of some 10 English-speaking graduates.

The aim is to offer jobs to those who show the most aptitude as journalists, so the daily will no longer be dependent on people writing in Arabic.

Martin Huckerby was asked to speak at the launch, and comment on the design and plans to boost the amount of content on Sudan, in such areas as business, sport and culture.

Sudan Media Capacity Building 

A team of trainers from the Thomson Foundation has been partnering with the British Council to carry out an ambitious programme building media capacity in Sudan. It is funded through the British embassy in Khartoum.