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Tuesday 20 OcTOber 2020
Trump says Sudan to be removed from terrorism list

By SAMY MAGDY U.S. courts. Meanwhile, Su-
Associated Press dan is to begin the process
CAIRO (AP) — President of normalizing relations with
Donald Trump on Monday Israel, possibly with Israeli
said Sudan will be removed Prime Minister Benjamin
from the U.S. list of state Netanyahu joining a con-
sponsors of terrorism if it fol- gratulatory phone call be-
lows through on its pledge tween Trump and Hamdok.
to pay $335 million to Amer- Sudanese officials have
ican terror victims and their been negotiating the terms
families. of removing the country
The move would open the from the list for more than
door for the African country a year, but the U.S. effort
to get international loans to repair relations with Su-
and aid needed to revive dan dates to the end of
its battered economy and President Barack Obama's
rescue the country's tran- administration, which initi-
sition to democracy. The ated the process in Janu-
announcement, just two ary 2017.
weeks ahead of the U.S. The "state sponsors of ter-
presidential election, also U.S. Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin speaks after an Israeli delegation signed an agreement rorism" designation is one of
comes as the Trump ad- with Bahraini officials in Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. the U.S. government's most
ministration works to get Associated Press effective sanctions tools
other Arab countries, such and bars virtually all non-
as Sudan, to join the United pay $335 MILLION to U.S. ereign council, welcomed the announcement. humanitarian U.S. transac-
Arab Emirates and Bah- terror victims and families. Trump's announcement as "We are about to get rid tions with countries on it.
rain's recent recognition of Once deposited, I will lift a "constructive step." He of the heaviest legacy of It was created in 1979 to
Israel. Sudan from the State Spon- said in a tweet the removal Sudan's previous, defunct punish nations that fund or
Delisting Sudan from the sors of Terrorism list. At long would come "in recognition regime," Hamdok tweeted. otherwise support terrorist
state sponsors blacklist is a last, JUSTICE for the Ameri- of the historic change that Once the compensation acts. With Sudan's removal,
key incentive for the Suda- can people and BIG step has taken place in Sudan." money has been depos- only Iran, North Korea and
nese government to nor- for Sudan!" Sudan is on a fragile path ited, Trump is to sign an or- Syria will remain on the list.
malize relations with Israel. Sudan has agreed to pay to democracy after a pop- der removing Sudan from The designation of Sudan
Trump's announcement compensation for victims ular uprising last year led the terrorism list, on which as a state sponsor of ter-
came after Treasury Secre- of the 1998 bombings of the military to overthrow it has languished under rorism dates back to the
tary Stephen Mnuchin trav- the U.S. embassies in Ke- autocratic leader Omar heavy American sanctions 1990s, when Sudan briefly
eled to Bahrain to cement nya and Tanzania, attacks al-Bashir in April 2019. A mil- for 27 years. hosted bin Laden and oth-
the Gulf state's recognition conducted by Osama bin itary-civilian government Congress is then expected er wanted militants. Sudan
of the Jewish state. Laden's al-Qaida network now rules the country, with to act to restore Sudan's was also believed to have
Trump tweeted: "GREAT while bin Laden was living elections possible in late sovereign immunity, which served as a pipeline for
news! New government in Sudan. 2022. would effectively stop fu- Iran to supply weapons to
of Sudan, which is making Gen. Abdel-Farrah Burhan, Prime Minister Abdalla ture compensation claims Palestinian militants in the
great progress, agreed to head of Sudan's ruling sov- Hamdok also welcomed from being filed against it in Gaza Strip.q

Nigeria’s anti-police protesters storm prison, free inmates

eos from the scene. Local the Nigerian government to descend into anarchy.
media reports say as many announced that it would "We are no longer dealing
as 200 prisoners may have disband the SARS unit, but with #EndSARS but a vola-
escaped. Nigerian officials the daily protests have tile situation that can lead
have not announced if continued with participants to anarchy if government
there were casualties from demanding an end to all does not take some very
the prison break. police brutality and cor- firm steps to protect the
Protesters also attacked ruption. At first, the protests lives and livelihood of inno-
police stations and police were peaceful, but then at cent Nigerians," he said on
trucks in other parts of the least 10 people were killed, state television, NTA.
country. For more than two according to Amnesty In- Reacting to Monday's pris-
weeks Nigeria has been ternational which accused on break, the Edo State
rocked by demonstrations the police of using unnec- government imposed a 24-
by many young people essary violence against the hour curfew to try to stop
protesting alleged police protesters. The protesters the protests. "This decision
People demonstrate on the street to protest against police brutality. The demonstra- have become more bellig- has become necessary be-
brutality, in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday Oct. 18, 2020. tions began in response erent, throwing rocks and cause of the very disturbing
Associated Press to a video that circulated other objects at police and incidents of vandalism and
By SAM OLUKOYA inmates in Benin City in online showing a man be- other targets, as seen in the attacks on private individu-
Associated Press southern Nigeria. ing beaten, apparently by attacks Monday. als and institutions by hood-
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Ni- Some prisoners jumped members of the police Spe- Minister of Information and lums in the guise of #End-
geria's protests against po- from a high fence of the cial Anti Robbery Squad, Culture, Lai Mohammed, SARS protesters," Osarodion
lice brutality turned violent institution while others were known as SARS. has warned that the gov- Ogie, secretary to the Edo
Monday when a crowd seen running away on the In response to the wide- ernment will not fold its state government, said in a
stormed a prison and freed street, according to vid- spread demonstrations, arms and allow the country statement.q