Sudan: Sanctions Lifted, but Is Sudan Out of the Woods?

Three years ago, President Omar al-Bashir's administration changed its style of engaging the United States from constant public censure -- mainly in solidarity with Arab states -- to behind-the-scenes diplomacy.This change of tack bore fruit on January 13, when former former US president Barack Obama issued an executive order partially lifting sanctions that were imposed on Sudan in 1997 for alleged association with terrorist organisations.

The direct engagement between the two governments at technical, ministerial and diplomatic levels, started in February 2014 after the ruling National Congress (NCP) leaders heeded widespread warnings from the party's rank and file that continuous confrontation with the international community was going to hurt the economy further, after the South Sudan seceded in 2011 with 75 per cent of oil wells.

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