Forty countries in Berlin pocket money for Sudan

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Ebrahim HAMID / AFP

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A partnership conference, organized by the European Union, the UN, Germany and the Sudan, was held on Thursday 25 June afternoon. Objective: provide financial aid to a country threatened by a serious economic crisis. Result: an envelope of almost two billion dollars should allow the implementation of the vast plan of economic reforms wanted by the Prime Minister of Sudan.

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The international community yesterday brought a breath of fresh air to the Sudan. The forty or so countries present in Ber lin have promised to disburse a total of $ 1.8 billion, to which will be added 400 million of indirect grants from the World Bank, to settle its arrears.

This is excellent news for Abdallah Hamdok because with a huge public debt, low foreign currency reserves and rampant inflation, his country is going through a difficult period. This money will allow the Sudanese Prime Minister to initiate far-reaching reforms and launch his family support plan. A program to provide daily direct financial assistance to the poorest citizens, says International Crisis Group researcher Jonas Horner:

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By promising such an envelope, the international community thus supported the political transition under way. Donor countries and Sudan have also expressed their desire to "  firmly base financial aid on continued progress towards the establishment of a democratic and civil political system  ".

The only downside: the country remains on the American list of countries supporting terrorism. There is not yet a timetable for the removal of Sudan from this list, the representative of the American aid agency USAID said yesterday.

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