Sudan: Obama to ease Sudan sanctions as he leaves office

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Channel: africanews · 2017 · News & Politics

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A senior U.S official said on Thurday that the Obama administration plans to ease some financial sanctions against Sudan in recognition to what the American government says are small areas of improvement in fighting terrorism and other U.S. goals.

The outgoing Obama administration is taking the very limited steps as a show of goodwill toward the government of longtime Sudanese leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir, according to the official and others briefed on the decision, a source reports.

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