U.S. Weighs More Economic Measures Against Sudan After Coup
Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, on Oct. 26.
Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg
The U.S. is weighing more economic measures on Sudan on top of suspending $700 million of aid as it tries to pressure the army into restoring democracy after Monday’s takeover, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
The North African nation, which was being ruled by a transitional civilian-military government, plunged into a new crisis this week with the army’s arrest of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and members of his cabinet. The move sparked protests and a crackdown that’s claimed at least seven lives, and threatens to derail Sudan’s road to democracy after the 2019 ouster of long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir.