US sanctions on Sudan over alleged chemical weapons use take effect
Sunday, 29 June 2025 () Washington (AFP) June 28, 2025
US sanctions on Sudan's government - imposed over what Washington says was the use by Khartoum's military of chemical weapons in the country's bloody civil war last year - have taken effect. The sanctions - which include restrictions on US exports, arms sales and financing to the government in Khartoum - are to remain in place for at least one year, the US government said in a notice pub
The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on Sudan following allegations that Khartoum’s military used chlorine gas during its war with the RSF. The sanctions restrict arms sales, financing, and exports to Sudan’s government for at least one year, though humanitarian aid and agricultural products remain...
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Sunday, 29 June 2025 ()
Washington (AFP) June 28, 2025
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