Religious freedom conditions in Sudan have improved significantly, although serious challenges remain. Within the first several months of assuming power, the transitional government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, has made concrete moves to improve religious freedom.

Source: Sufi celebration, USCIRF

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