Terrorism: Sudan formally removed from US blacklist

 

Good news for Sudan and its economy: Monday, December 14, the United States formally removed this African country from its list of countries supporting terrorism, where it had appeared since 1993, announced the American Embassy in Khartoum on Facebook . “With the 45-day notification period to Congress having expired, the Secretary of State signed a notification revoking Sudan’s designation as a Terrorist Supporting State. The measure is effective as of December 14, ”according to the same source.

This measure, long awaited by Khartoum, since the fall in April 2019 of the autocrat Omar al-Bashir, should offer a breath of fresh air to the economy of this country in full doldrums. Blacklisting prevented foreign countries from trading and investing in Sudan on pain of sanctions.

US President Donald Trump announced on October 19 the removal of Khartoum from this blacklist. And on October 23, the Sudanese authorities, while denying any “blackmail”, agreed, under American pressure, to normalize their relations with Israel. And it was only after this announcement that Donald Trump actually notified the US Congress, on October 26, of Sudan’s removal from the blacklist.

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