The US President, Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that the US has started working to end the conflict on Sudan, upon the request of the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman.
Crown Prince Brings Sudan to Spotlight
During his speech at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Washington, Trump said that his talks with the Crown Prince changed his views on the conflict.
“Working with the Crown Prince was amazing because he mentioned Sudan yesterday and he said ‘so you’re talking about a lot of wars but there is a place on earth called Sudan and it’s horrible what’s happening,'” Trump said.
“And I viewed it as being a sort of a freelance no government, and he explained the whole culture and the whole history, and it was interesting to hear… and you know we have already started working on that,” the US President added.
US to Work on Sudan
Trump was speaking about the wars and conflicts he managed to settle since returning to office in January, noting that the conflict in Sudan was not on his agenda.
“I settled eight wars and I tell you, his Majesty would like me to do something very powerful having to do with Sudan. It was not on my charts to be involved in that. I thought it was just crazy and out of control,” he said.
“But I just see how it is important to you and to a lot of your friends in the room. Sudan and we’re gonna start working on Sudan. I didn’t think it is going to be so easy to do. We’re gonna start working,” Trump affirmed.
“He said that would be the greatest thing you can do. That would be greater than what you have already done,” Trump said quoting the Saudi Crown Prince.
Sudan’s Brutal War
The war in Sudan broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023, triggering “the world’s most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis” in Sudan.
So far, the war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced over 14 million inside Sudan and to neighboring countries, and pushed parts of the country into famine amid cholera outbreaks.
Meanwhile, the war has brought the country closer to effective partition, as the SAF controls the center, north and east, while the RSF holds the entire Darfur region and parts of the south, with each side declaring a government.
In October 2025, the RSF captured El-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur state, after an 18-month siege, unleashing a wave of heinous attacks against civilians amid reports of mass killings and sexual violence.
