OFAC eases sanctions on Sudan; terrorism concerns persist
The Trump administration has dropped most of the U.S. sanctions targeting Sudan, also removing it from the list of nations targeted by a controversial travel ban. The White House stopped short, however, of removing the war-torn country from its terrorism watch list.
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