Topic: Khartoum

Sudan welcomes Obama envoy call for sanctions end

Sudan on Friday welcomed a statement by the US Special Envoy that there was " no evidence" to support keeping it on a US terrorism blacklist that triggers punishing economic sanctions.Retired general Scott Gration said such measures, aimed at punishing the Khartoum ...

Obama envoy: Sudan work hurt by US sanctions

The US special envoy for Sudan on Thursday sharply assailed the country's inclusion on a US terrorism blacklist, saying it triggered painful sanctions that crippled economic development efforts.Scott Gration, a retired US air force general, bluntly told lawmakers " ""The consequences of ...
Sudan is optimistic about relations with US President Barack Obama but has bad memories of the administration of ex-president Bill Clinton, whose wife Hillary is the new US secretary of state. ""If there is the will, there could be a very good ...