The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published on 18 September 2026 a statement titled "Expiration of Emergency with Respect to the Situation in Ethiopia."
The Trump administration has lifted sanctions imposed in 2021 on Eritrea's People's Front for Democracy and Justice, Eritrean National Defense Forces, and several individuals.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury posted on 28 September 2023 an announcement titled "Treasury Designates Entities and Individual Exacerbating Sudan's Instability."
New US sanctions target a Sudan-based information technology and security company that has been used as a procurement channel for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and a Russia-based military supply company that arranges procurement of parts and supplies purchased by the RSF. The Treasury Department also sanctioned Ali Karti, foreign minister during the Omar al-Bashir government and now the leader of the Sudanese Islamic Movement.
The Middle East Institute published on 5 June 2023 a short analysis by me titled "US Adopts Additional Sanctions on Sudan."
I conclude that the most recent American sanctions on Sudan are not likely to have any significant impact. While the sanctions signal Washington's unhappiness with the activities of the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, they face major practical limitations.
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