Today the State Department announced that the U.S. would permanently lift the embargo on Sudan effective October 12, 2017. The decision comes 10 months after President Obama lifted the embargo on an interim basis pending further cooperation by Sudan on various human rights and combating terrorism.
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President Punts on Sudan Sanctions
The President issued a new Executive Order today delaying a decision on whether to permanently lift sanctions on Sudan.
In January, President Obama announced the interim lifting of U.S. sanctions on Sudan. At that time the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the agency primarily responsible for implementing U.S. sanctions, issued a general license