ruled Sudan and his government briefly hosted bin Laden and other wanted militants. Sudan was also believed to have served as a pipeline for Iran to supply weapons to Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. De-listing Sudan from the blacklist was part of the U.S. administration's efforts to have Sudan normalize its ties with Israel. Sudan has become the third Arab country — after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — to normalize ties with the Jewish state in the run-up to Election Day on Nov. 3. However, President Trump’s decision on Friday to extend the U.S. national emergency regarding Sudan stirred up confusion and concern among Sudanese over American policy. The U.S. embassy in Khartoum on Saturday
sought to reassure Sudanese, saying in a tweet that the decision “in no way impacts the removal of Sudan from the state sponsors of terrorism list.” It said the extension was meant to maintain U.N. sanctions related to the Darfur conflict. Darfur has been gripped by bloodshed since 2003, when rebels took up arms against the Sudanese government, accusing it of misruling the region. The United Nations says 300,000 people have died in the conflict and 2.7 million have fled their homes. Sudanese transitional authorities have promised to hold elections by 2022. www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/sudan-saysdeal-with-us-blocks-further-compensation-claims/ ar-BB1azm79?ocid=msnews
Biden Selects Nigerian Adewale Adeyemo as Deputy Treasury Secretary
UNITED STATES PRESIDENT-ELECT, JOE BIDEN, has selected Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale Adeyemo, as the Deputy Treasury Secretary. This was disclosed by Biden on Sunday, November 29th according to Wall Street Journal /www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-name-rouse-tanden-toeconomic-team-11606684256).
Previously, Adeyemo was a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama
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administration. Under the Biden administration, he will serve under former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who Biden plans to appoint to lead the US Treasury Department. Adeyemo’s appointment is one of the cabinet positions Biden is expected to announce in the coming days. Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo (born 1981) is the first president of the Obama Foundation. During the Obama Administration, Adeyemo served as Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics from 2015 to 2016 and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. He was raised in Los Angeles, California. Adewale earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/11/30/bidenselects-nigerian-adewale-adeyemo-as-deputytreasury-secretary
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