SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP – FM says Germany working to end Sudan’s pariah status

3/9/19: AP – FM says Germany working to end Sudan’s pariah status, by Samy Magdy

 AP reports that German foreign minister Heiko Maas says that Germany is working to readmit Sudan into the international economy, during a joint news conference in Khartoum with Sudan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.

 Maas’ trip to Sudan as part of Germany’s efforts to overhaul Sudan’s battered economy and reach peace with armed groups. Maas said that Berlin would discuss with the international community ways to end Sudan’s international pariah status.

 He also said his government would also discuss with the German parliament ways to cooperate on economic development with the new government in Sudan.