US Government removes Sudan from State Sponsor of Terrorism list
On December 14, 2020, the US Government announced Sudan’s removal from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (the “SST List”). This rescission of Sudan as an SST follows an agreement in October for Sudan to be removed from the list and the lapse of a 45 day congressional notification period. The federal register notice regarding the rescission is available here. As detailed in our previous blog post here, the US Government revoked Sudan sanctions in October 2017, but Sudan’s continuing inclusion on the SST List resulted in lingering stringent export and investment restrictions. The removal of Sudan from the SST List marks another fundamental change in removing trade restrictions and encouraging greater collaboration and support for transactions with Sudan.