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Sanctions on Sudan
Sanctions on Sudan began after the country gave refuge to various militant Islamists in the early 1990’s, most notably Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who lived in Khartoum from 1991 to 1996.
In 1997 United States President Bill Clinton imposed trade restrictions on Sudan due to Khartoum’s support for international terrorism, violations of human rights, and attempting to destabilise neighbouring governments, such as the assassination attempt on the life of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa.
In November 2012 Sudan renewed calls for serious talks about ending sanctions and removing Khartoum from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, despite US President Barack Obama extended the trade embargo that month.
Sudan continues to appear on a list of state sponsors of terrorism. However, in July 2012 a US report, said that Khartoum had been "a cooperative counter-terrorism partner" in 2011.
The report found that, with the exception of support for Hamas - the Palestinian Islamist movement which controls Gaza, the Khartoum government "does not openly support the presence of terrorist elements within its borders".
Al Jazeera English | UN threatens sanctions over Sudan dispute | 2 May 2012
Al Jazeera English | Inside Story - US/Sudan relations | 26 Aug 2007
A delegation of senior Sudanese officials are in the US for talks with their American counterparts. Inside Story asks if this is a new chapter or a compromise in US/Sudan relations.
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Tuesday 5 February 2013 February 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The top US diplomat in Sudan revealed today that Washington will soon make changes to its sanctions regulations that will allow educational institutions in both countries to deal directly with one another. (...)
Tuesday 24 July 2012 July 23, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The inauguration of a major sugar plant in Sudan this month was made possible because of a decision by the US administration to grant a one-time exemption from the sanctions it imposed on the East African (...)
Monday 12 March 2012 March 11, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – A long awaited economic conference in Turkey that was to discuss Sudan’s ailing finances after the South’s secession, has been postponed indefinitely, officials and diplomats in Khartoum said. Two landmarks, (...)
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Sunday 24 June 2012 By Magdi El Gizouli
June 23, 2012 — Unlike the 30 January 2011 protests the current wave of demonstrations gripping the capital and a number of other towns in the country has tapped into the wider resources of the Sudanesenas (common (...)
Tuesday 4 September 2012 September 3, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The coalition of mainstream opposition parties in Sudan has warned against the consequences of failing to reach agreements on contentious issues with neighbouring South Sudan within the deadline set by the (...)
Wednesday 4 April 2012 April 3, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir on Tuesday ordered the establishment of a committee to look into circumstances surrounding the postponement of the inauguration of a $1 billion sugar plant that was (...)
Sunday 30 September 2012 September 29, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met on Friday with Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting. Ali Karti (L) speaks (...)
Thursday 27 September 2012 September 26, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The newly elected Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi appealed to the international community to provide additional support to Sudan and suggested that the government in Khartoum has not been adequately (...)
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