Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Sudan Prime Minister's Agenda in Washington

The Atlantic Council published on 2 December 2019 an analysis titled "Sudan's Prime Minister Comes to Washington" by Cameron Hudson, former chief of staff to the US special envoy for Sudan.

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is visting Wasahington with a daunting wish list that includes:

--Removing Sudan from the US State Sponsors of Terriorism list;
--Unwinding other congressional and executive branch sanctions related to the genocide in Darfur and human rights abuses in other parts of Sudan;
--Creating a pathway for Sudan to pay back its financial arrears, restart the flow of international financial assistance, and put it on the road to debt relief.

The author argues that Hamdok's political survival and the fate of the nascent civilian government is at stake.