Anyone found guilty of performing the procedure will be sentenced to up to three years in prison

Sudan ratifies law banning female genital mutilation

Life Style Jul 12
Sudan’s ruling body ratified a law banning the widespread practice of female genital mutilation, the justice ministry announced Friday, handing the movement for women’s rights in the African country a long-sought victory.
Sudan to introduce direct cash payments to its neediest citizens
Sudan to introduce direct cash payments to its neediest citizens
Politics Jun 15
Sudan will begin rolling out an experimental programme of direct cash transfers to its neediest citizens next week as it tries to wean the country off costly subsidies.
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Sudan declines partial agreement with Ethiopia on Renaissance Dam
Politics May 13
Sudan has declined an Ethiopian proposal to conclude a partial agreement without Egypt, to launch the first filling process of the Renaissance Dam in next July.
The US shut its embassy in Khartoum between 1996 and 2002
Sudan appoints first US ambassador in decades
Politics May 05
Veteran diplomat Noureldin Sati has been appointed Sudan's ambassador to the US.