20/10/2020
Sudan pays $335m compensation to be removed from US terrorism list
Sudan said on Tuesday it had transferred $335 million in compensation to US victims of militant attacks and their families as part of a deal to get itself removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The announcement by Central Bank Governor Al Fatih Zainelabidine was made at a news conference in Khartoum and came just a day after US President Donald Trump tweeted that he intended to lift Sudan from the list. Acting Finance Minister Hiba Mohamed Ali said Sudan needed to accelerate the adjustment of its foreign exchange rate as part of a package of measures to tackle the country?s severe economic crisis that has been building in the 18 months since former president Omar Al Bashir was...
