Sudan welcomes ‘victory’ after removal from terror list

JUBA – Sudan has welcomed, as victory, the removal of the African country from the United States list of State Sponsor of terrorism, hours after the United States embassy in Sudan announced that Sudan has now been removed from the terror list after 27 years.

Speaking during the meeting of Board of Directors of the Capital Markets Regulatory Authority in Khartoum on Monday, Sudan’s finance minister, Dr. Heba Mohamed Ali, welcomed the official lifting of Sudan’s name from the list of terrorism, saying it is a major achievement for country.

“This is a major victory and a great step in the promotion of investment in the country,” she said. adding: “Sudan is expected to witness many requests from foreign investors and the concerned authorities are in a complete readiness for investment control and investor protection.”