The Future of Sudan after lifting the US sanctions

Early this month (6 October 2017), the US government has lifted parts the sanctions against Sudan towards normalizing relations which was promoted by Sudan’s efforts to end conflicts within the country, allowing good access for humanitarian purposes as well as good cooperation with the US on regional conflicts and compacting terrorism. The decision, which ends more than two decades of economic sanctions, received warm welcome across the world and it is hoped to contribute significantly to the betterment of the lives of the Sudanese people. The key question however, which this debate will attempt to answer is: what Sudan should do to realise its potential after lifting the sanctions and becoming the bread basket of the world! The debate aims to critically analyse the potential for the growth of Sudan’s key sectors (agricultural and animal sectors, industry, etc.); what are the lessons learned from the past 20 years under the heavy US sanctions and what are the challenges for realising its potential, so that Sudan can become, if not an agricultural power, at least an exporter of food, and thus cease to rank among the poorest countries in the world.

SPEAKERS

Dr. Safwan Yousif, Principal Consultant Power & Energy, Jacobs Consultancy, UK
Samir Daoud, Detective and Financial Investigator, Metropolitan Police, UK
Dr. Sara Taha, Specialty Registrar in Neurosurgery, National Health Services, UK
Ammar Hamoda, Freelance ICT Professional, UK
Wail Omer Abdin, Lawyer and Founded, Sudanese Commercial Law Office, UK
Muna Ahmed Eltayeb, Education and Child Development, UK
Dr. Mohamed ElNair, Associate Professor of Accounting, Almughtaribeen University and Sudan University of Science & Technology, Sudan