U.S. Offers Sudan $40 Million
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KHARTOUM, Sudan — The United States, in a significant show of support for Sudan’s new government, offered a $40-million grant to finance oil imports and relieve acute fuel shortages throughout the country, the Sudan News Agency said today.
The agency said David Shinn, the U.S. charge d’affaires in Khartoum, met Tuesday with Sudan’s new leader, Abdul-Rahman Suwar Dahab, and offered the $40-million emergency grant to help the new government meet its short-term oil needs.
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