U.S. Ban on Aid to Sudan Revealed
<i> Reuters</i>
WASHINGTON —
The U.S. government has banned further aid to Sudan because coup leaders have not restored democratic government, a U.S. official said Thursday.
Earlier, aid had been barred because Sudan was behind on interest payments, the official said.
John Riddle, a spokesman for the Agency for International Development, said the ban went into effect against Sudan on Feb. 28 because of a law prohibiting aid to any coup government that has not restored democratic rule in eight months.
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