Sudan cries foul after US extends sanctions

President Omar al-Bashir speaks during a meeting in El-Fasher, in North Darfur on April 1, 2016. PHOTO | AFP

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has issued a decree freezing the work of a committee formed with the United States to negotiate sanctions relief until October 12, state news agency SUNA said on Wednesday.

The United States on Tuesday postponed for three months a decision on whether to permanently lift sanctions on Sudan over its human rights record and other issues.