Africa
Sudan seeks support to build ‘youth’ economy
7 years agoSudanese Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi speaks to AFP during an interview in Washington, DC, on October 22, 2019. - The minister says that Sudan's young government, formed after a street revolution, will aim quickly to expand the revenue base of the poverty-filled country and pursue sustainable growth, although he warned that a US classification of Sudan as a state sponor of terrorism was getting in the way. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP)
Hoping to succeed where earlier Arab Spring revolutions have struggled, Sudan's new government is seeking support to build a youth-focused economy through fundamental reforms and a new safety net, its finance minister says.