Saturday, 12 December, 2020 - 06:00 Washington - Rana Abtar The US Congress approved Friday a bill that supports the democratic transition in Sudan, tightens oversight of the Sudanese security and intelligence forces, and includes an assessment of the country's security sector reforms by the Sudanese government, such as dismantling militias and strengthening civilian control of the military forces. It also expresses the lawmakers’ substantial support for providing aid to facilitate the political transition in Khartoum. This bill has been called the Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020, and it enjoys broad support from both the Democratic and Republican parties.