U.S. backs African Union’s suspension of Sudan, as Blinken seeks advice from Sudanese foreign minister on ‘steps the United States can take’

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Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.

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The United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Wednesday spoke with Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi to “solicit her views about what steps the United States can take to support the Sudanese people in their call for a civilian-led transition to democracy in accordance with the Sudanese Constitutional Declaration,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.