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Undated: Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan[10], is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea to the east, Ethiopia to the southeast, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest. It has a population of 39 million people (2016 estimate)[11] and occupies a total area of 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles), making it the third-largest country in Africa.[12] Sudan's predominant religion is Islam,[13] and its official languages are Arabic and English. The capital is Khartoum, located at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile. Since 2011, Sudan is the scene of ongoing military conflict in its regions South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
On 13 January 2017 US president Barack Obama, signed an Executive Order that lifted many sanctions placed against Sudan and assets of its government held abroad. On 6 October 2017, the following US president, Donald Trump, lifted most of the remaining sanctions against the country and its petroleum, export-import, and property industries.[120]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
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September 25: How Sudan Got Off Donald Trump’s Latest Travel Ban List
https://theintercept.com/2017/09/25/sudan-trump-travel-ban-uae-yemen/
October 24: U.S. has lost trust in South Sudan, Trump envoy tells president
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southsudan-usa/u-s-has-lost-trust-in-south-sudan-trump-envoy-tells-president-idUSKBN1CT2ZB
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November 8: Trump Administration Gives Sudan a Way to Come in From the Cold
The Obama administration offered Sudan relief from a 2-decade-old trade embargo shortly before Donald Trump took office,
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/08/trump-administration-gives-sudan-a-way-to-come-in-from-the-cold-sanctions-relief-trump-africa-state-sponsor-terrorism-human-rights-terrorism/
November 26: Is the Trump Administration Offering to End Sudan’s Isolation for the Wrong Reasons?
https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/26829/is-the-trump-administration-offering-to-end-sudan-s-isolation-for-the-wrong-reasons
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January 9: Why is Sudan’s Genocidal Regime a CIA Favorite?
Remember the campaign to stop genocide in Darfur? That's never been a big priority for Langley, while counterterrorism cooperation with Khartoum is a huge one.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-is-sudans-genocidal-regime-a-cia-favorite
March 26: Supreme Court backs Sudan over Navy sailors in USS Cole bombing lawsuit
https://taskandpurpose.com/supreme-court-uss-cole-lawsuit
November 7: Seeking counter-terrorism partnership, Trump dangles removing Sudan from state sponsor of terror list
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2018/11/07/seeking-counter-terrorism-partnership-trump-dangles-removing-sudan-from-state-sponsor-of-terror-list/
Undated: The Trump Administration and Sudan: Another Charlottesville Moment
http://www.darfurwomenaction.org/the-trump-administration-and-sudan-another-charlottesville-moment/
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April : As Sudan brutalizes its people, the US offers closer relations
More than 3,000 people have been arrested since protests began in December, based on testimony gathered by CNN from activists, lawyers and victims. Many have been taken to secret detention sites known as “ghost houses,” which the government says don’t exist, and where detainees say they face physical and psychological torture.
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/04/africa/sudan-crackdown-us-normalization-talks-intl/
April 11: Sudan's defense minister said longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir has been removed from office and arrested following months of protests against Bashir's brutal regime.
https://www.axios.com/sudan-omar-al-bashir-removed-power-military-bcb84ba2-aeab-49a1-90e0-c2c05b83b673.html
April 11: In Sudan, Bashir is Out, But Military Rule is Not Quite What the Protesters Had in Mind
After three decades, Sudan is no longer ruled by Omar al-Bashir, but his ouster in a military coup raises more questions than answers.
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Amid anti-government protests that have only grown in intensity, Sudanese Defense Minister Awad Ibn Auf on April 11 announced that Bashir had been taken into custody and that a transitional government administered by the military and led by Auf would run Sudan for a two-year period. Auf also announced the suspension of the constitution and a three-month state of emergency.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/in-sudan-bashir-is-out-but-military-rule-is-not-quite-what-the-protesters-had-in-mind
May 1: South Sudan hires US lobby group to avoid war crime charges
https://www.trtworld.com/africa/south-sudan-hires-us-lobby-group-to-avoid-war-crime-charges-26313
May 25: Sudan, Algeria, Libya: new Arab spring stalls as Trump looks away
The US once led western states’ support of democracy around the world, but under this president that feels like a long time ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/25/sudan-people-revolt-stalls-trump-looks-other-way
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