ASSESSMENTS
The West Woos Sudan With Pledges of Support
Oct 9, 2019 | 09:00 GMT
(BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- Western states will successfully leverage their support for Sudan's transitional government amid the country's economic challenges to establish geopolitical influence there.
- Anticipated Western financial support will bolster the civilian government's position against that of the military, which has closer ties with other financial backers like the Gulf states, China and Russia.
- But for this to occur, the United States will first have to remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism — a development that some expect to come soon.
Proceed to sign up
Register NowAlready have an account?
Sign In