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US LIFTS MOST ECONOMIC RESTRICTIONS ON SUDAN

The US is lifting most of the economic and trade sanctions it first imposed on Sudan two decades ago.

The BBC reports that however, Sudan will remain listed as a state sponsor of terror.

US officials said Sudan had made progress in counter-terrorism and human rights issues. The process of lifting the sanctions began under the Obama administration earlier this year.

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir remains wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes.

Human rights groups have opposed the easing of sanctions.

Read more at ZNBC

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