Trump delays Sudan sanctions decision

In one of his final acts in office, on 13 January, Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama issued an Executive Order authorising “expanded trade with and investment in Sudan” for a six-month period. Under the order, sanctions would be lifted indefinitely from 13 July without the intervention of the incoming president. Obama’s order authorised US persons “to engage in transactions involving persons in Sudan; to import goods and services from Sudan; to export goods, technology, and services to Sudan; and to engage in transactions involving property in which the government of Sudan has an interest,” according to the State Department.