After nearly three decades, the U.S. is considering removing Sudan from its list of terrorist sponsor states after a change in government.
Sudan, which has been on the U.S. government's list of state sponsors of terrorism since 1993, is now being considered for removal from that list.
After a year of protests, al-Bashir stepped down as chairman of the National Congress Party in March 2019. Barely over a month later, he was arrested in a military coup. Sudan's new Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok unveils the first cabinet since veteran leader Omar al-Bashir's overthrow, in the capital Khartoum on September 5, 2019.With al-Bashir out of power, the new leaders are anxious for Sudan to no longer be seen as sponsors of terrorism. Interim Prime Minister of Sudan's transitional civilian government Abdalla Hamdok believes his country's economy would be helped by its removal from the list.
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