VOL. XLIV

No 40

1-October-2001

SUDAN

Delayed Vote On US MeasuresAgainst Sudan Suggests Possible Policy Change

A decision by the US Congress on24 September to delay a vote on a bill penalizing companies with assets in Sudansuggests that Washington might be considering a change in policy towardsKhartoum. US legislators had been working on the Sudan Peace Act (SPA), theinitial drafts of which - threatening sanctions against companies operating inSudan and limiting access to US capital markets for...