SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - U.S. to keep up pressure on Sudan as it discusses lifting sanctions –official
Reuters reports that the US will test the commitment of Sudan’s new transitional government to human rights, freedom of speech and humanitarian access before it agrees to remove Sudan from a state sponsor of terrorism list, an unnamed senior US State Department official said.
The official said that new prime minister Abdalla Hamdok would be the main point of contact, with US diplomats also needing to interact with Himedti.
The official conceded that lifting sanctions is an “obstacle” which will “take a little bit of time to work through,” although the US is “committed” and wants a “positive dialogue with this new civilian government.”