White House announces sanctions in Sudan as warring sides fail to abide by cease-fire deal

By JACK JEFFERY and AAMER MADHANI
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it’ll levy sanctions against key defense companies and people “perpetuating the violence” in Sudan as warring sides fail to abide by a cease-fire agreement. The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on specific people in Sudan, including officials from the warring Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces and leaders from the former Omar al-Bashir regime, who the U.S. State Department said Thursday are “responsible for, or complicit in, undermining Sudan’s democratic transition.” President Joe Biden on May 4 laid the groundwork for the sanctions when he issued an executive order that expanded U.S. authorities to respond to the violence and help bring an end to the conflict.