U.S. Trump lifts travel ban on Sudan
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September 24, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - U.S. President Donald Trump Sunday
removed Sudan from a renewed travel ban imposed last March originally
on six Muslim-majority countries.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives the thumbs up (AFP Photo)
The lift takes places two weeks before a decision on the permanent
revocation of economic sanctions on Sudan that many expect on 12
October.
No official statement on Sudan removal of the new restrictions but the
Washington Post reported that officials in Washington pointed to
Khartoum cooperation on counterterrorism.
"Sudan fell off the travel ban list issued at the beginning of the
year. Senior administration officials said a review of Sudan’s
cooperation with the U.S. government on national security and
information-sharing showed it was appropriate to remove them from the
list," reads the Washington Post.
In January 2017, President Trump banned the refugee admissions and new
visas for citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. But in a
revised version in March 2017, he reduced their number to six
countries after removing Iraq imposed the travel restrictions for
travellers from Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Sudan.
The lift of travel ban on Sudan does not change its status on the U.S.
terror list.
The renewed travel ban was expanded to include new three countries:
Chad, North Korea and Venezuela. However, the full travel bans are
placed on North Korea and Chad nationals. For Venezuela, the
restrictions are limited to officials from government agencies and
their families.
Chad’s inclusion in the list was a surprise to many as the Central
African country plays a significant role in the fight against terror
groups in the region like Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram.
In his presidential proclamation, Trump called Chad as “an important
and valuable counterterrorism partner.”
Nonetheless, the decision pointed to the presence in Chad of several
terrorist groups adding that "Chad does not adequately share public-
safety and terrorism-related information".
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