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US: Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors

The African country’s economy has struggled, and this development will help the country obtain loans from international organizations.

U.S. President Donald Trump in a call with Sudanese chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Oct. 23, 2020. Photo by Tia Dufour/White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump in a call with Sudanese chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Oct. 23, 2020. Photo by Tia Dufour/White House.

The U.S. embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, announced on Monday that the Trump administration has removed the country from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.

“The congressional notification period of 45 days has lapsed, and the Secretary of State has signed a notification stating rescission of Sudan’s State Sponsor of Terrorism designation is effective as of today [Dec. 14], to be published in the Federal Register,” the U.S. embassy in Sudan posted on Facebook.

The development is a boon for Sudan’s struggling economy, as it will help the country to receive loans from international organizations.

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed the Abraham Accords with Israel at the White House on Sept. 15.

Sudan followed in October, and on Dec. 10, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Morocco has also agreed to normalize relations with the Jewish state. Removal from the U.S. terror list was a key incentive for Sudan to normalize relations with Israel.

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