Africa News of Monday, 3 February 2020
Source: bbc.com
Historic invite to Washington for Sudan leader
Lt Gen Burhan's visit will be the first of its kind in more than three decades
The US has invited the head of Sudan's governing body to Washington - the first such visit in more than three decades.
Sudan said Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan would go to the US soon to discuss ways of developing bilateral ties.
He has been the head of Sudan's sovereign council since August under a transitional power-sharing deal that will see a civilian take over in 2021 until elections in 2022.
Relations between the US and Sudan have improved since former President Omar al-Bashir was toppled last year.
Sudan remains on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, but Washington has hinted that it might be removed from the blacklist soon.
