US secretary of state in Sudan to discuss normalisation of ties with Israel

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has become the highest ranking US official to visit Sudan since its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir, was ousted last year.

Mr Pompeo’s visit is meant to discuss the normalisation of ties between Sudan and Israel and also show US support for the country’s fragile transition to democracy.

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