Africa: U.S. Sanctions On Africa Need an Overhaul, Say Experts

23 October 2020

Washington plans to lift sanctions on Sudan in return for compensation for terror victims, making the African country a pawn in the US election campaign. Experts say this approach to sanctions in Africa needs to change.

President Donald Trump has said the United States will begin removing Sudan from a list of state sponsors of terrorism once the African nation follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million (€283 million) to American terror victims and their families.

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