Last week the Trump administration removed Sudan from its controversial list of countries whose citizens travel to the US is severely restricted. The US Treasury published a formal note explaining the decision and stressing that many sanctions remain in place shortly afterwards. Officials cited improvement on humanitarian access, on the mitigation of conflicts within Sudan and progress on counter-terrorism for the decision. The Trump administration also secured a commitment from Sudan that it would “not pursue an arms deals” with North Korea, an official said. Sudan also has recently distanced itself diplomatically from Iran, another state with strained relations with the US.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2017 20:31 UTC