Sudan: Six Months After U.S. Sanctions Lifted, Promised Aid Access Remains Limited

11 April 2018

With the lifting of US sanctions last October, aid organisations hoped the Sudanese government would ease restrictions on aid operations and allow access to parts of the country long kept off limits.

But six months after this major shift in strategy in dealing with President Omar al-Bashir, aid workers and rights advocates doubt the bureaucratic changes they've seen in Khartoum will translate into more people receiving humanitarian assistance over the long term.

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