US Gift to Sudan

Expand Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir at the African Union summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 14, 2015. © 2015 Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko   On the afternoon of 7 November, the day after US Midterm elections, the US State Department released a statement to the news media, "Sudan commits to strengthening meaningful cooperation and reforms," announcing "Phase II" in its new relationship with Sudan. The statement put in writing what a spokesperson told three journalists the night before: The US would, under certain circumstances, lift its designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism.…

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