Sudanese security forces fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters gathered across Khartoum to rally against the country's economic crisis and high cost of living
One of the Sudanese protesters carries the national flag as they gather ahead of a rally to put pressure on the government to improve conditions and push ahead with reform in Khartoum, Sudan, October 21, 2020.
The rallies came just days after President Donald Trump announced the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation that dates back to toppled ruler Omar al Bashir and which made it difficult for the transitional government to access urgently needed debt relief and foreign financing.
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