Khartoum / Stuttgart — A senior Sudanese military delegation has arrived in Germany to attend a summit for the first time with the heads of staff of the United States Africa Command (Africom), headquartered in Stuttgart. The official Sudanese news agency (Suna) reported that the Sudanese chief of staff will hold a number of meetings and bilateral talks with counterparts participating on the sidelines of the summit. The unit of combat forces run by the US Department of Defence is responsible for military operations and military relations with 53 African nations. Following the announcement of the planned lifting of US sanctions, Sudan has been reconsidered as worthy for participating in its meetings, said Shami. The United States has put Sudan on the list of countries supporting terrorism since the Bill Clinton administration in 1997 and has therefore imposed economic sanctions.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 18, 2017 12:33 UTC