The busy market in Khartoum opened with optimism after the United States lifted Sudan from its terror sponsor list on Monday.
The move unlocks the way for aid, debt relief and investment to the country going through a rocky political transition and economic hardships.
For nearly three decades, the United States had blacklisted Sudan over harbouring Islamist militants. This decision will help boost the Sudanese economy, said sports journalist Ali Adam Hamed Abouna. By removing Sudan from the blacklist of states that sponsor terrorism, there will be many investments, and many American and other companies that couldn t operate here will now be able to do so.
Monday, 14 December, 2020 - 18:30
Sudanese women eat fried bread in the capital Khartoum, where people have welcomed the US removal of Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist. (AFP) Asharq Al-Awsat
In a bustling market in central Khartoum, Sudanese applauded the US decision announced earlier Monday to welcome their country back into the international fold, voicing optimism for their future after decades of isolation. It means a lot of hope, said medical student Suha Anas, a 21-year-old woman in a black abaya gown, as she munched on a traditional Sudanese sweet.
The US removal of Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist, she said, will impact people s lives in multiple ways, including the world s perception of her fellow citizens.
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