Sudan joins Abraham Accords to recognize Israel
The United States will help cover Sudan's more than $1 billion in arrears to the World Bank in exchange.
Sudan’s Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari signed an agreement with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday agreeing to normalize ties with Israel as part of the Trump administration’s Abraham Accords initiative.
“I would like to congratulate Sudan’s Chairman Al Burhan, [Prime Minister Abdalla] Hamdok, and Minister Abdulbari on today’s historic signing of the Abraham Accords,” Avi Berkowitz, a White House adviser who worked on the agreement with Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, tweeted Wednesday. “Their courageous action will strengthen peace and stability in the region and help bring about a better future for its people.”
The deal caps months of negotiations between the Trump administration and Sudan’s interim government, which came into office following the ouster of dictator Omar al-Bashir following mass protests in 2019.
Following an agreement last year where the United States would remove Sudan from its state sponsors of terror list in exchange for payments to settle terror victims’ claims, Trump administration officials added an additional request in October: that Khartoum normalize relations with Israel. Hamdok balked.
