KHARTOUM, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Sudan on Friday condemned the U.S. announcement of new sanctions on the country over allegations that the Sudanese government used chemical weapons in 2024.
"The Sudanese government is following with strong condemnation the accusations and decisions issued by the U.S. administration, which amount to political blackmail and distortion of the facts regarding the situation in Sudan," Minister of Information Khalid Ali Aleisir said in a statement.
"Washington's decision to impose new sanctions is a repetition of past mistakes in how successive U.S. administrations have dealt with issues in our country," he added, stressing that the United States has "consistently pursued policies that hinder the Sudanese people's path to stability."
On Thursday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce announced that the United States intended to impose sanctions on Sudan following a 15-day congressional notification period.
"On April 24, 2025, the United States determined under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (the CBW Act) that the Government of Sudan used chemical weapons in 2024," Bruce said in a statement.
"The United States will impose sanctions on Sudan, including restrictions on U.S. exports to Sudan and on access to U.S. government lines of credit," she added.
Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The war has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes, both within Sudan and across its borders. ■