The US government on Monday lifted the 23-year sanctions on Sudan after providing assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future. The agenda was a discussion on the possibility of Washington removing Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. “We had a direct and transparent conversation regarding delisting Sudan,” Hamdok tweeted after the meeting. The meeting happened two weeks after Hamdok received a call from Pompeo and discussed progress in delisting Sudan from the sponsors of terrorism list. It, however, began a formal process to delist Sudan in January 2017, lifting trade and economic sanctions in October.

Source: The Star October 27, 2020 12:11 UTC