Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 37

13-September-2004

SUDAN

US Wants Sudan Sanctions To Include Oil Sector

The US on 8 September submitted a draft UN Security Council resolution on Sudan that threatens oil sanctions if the Khartoum government does not stop abuses in the western province of Darfur. The resolution, which says that Sudan has failed fully to comply with its commitments to rein in the Janjaweed militia, also calls for an increase in the number of African Union monitors. While...