Sudan’s sovereign council, led by army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said it stands ready to cooperate with the United States and Saudi Arabia to pursue peace. The council thanked Washington and Riyadh for “their continued efforts to stop Sudanese bloodshed,” and affirmed its “readiness to seriously engage with them to achieve the peace that the Sudanese people hope for.”
The comments followed US President Donald Trump’s pledge to work with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt to end the war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
EU Targets RSF Deputy Over Atrocities
Additionally, in Brussels, the European Union imposed sanctions on RSF deputy commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo over what it described as “grave and ongoing atrocities” after the group captured El-Fasher. The bloc announced a visa ban and asset freeze, stressing that the RSF’s actions “may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
The RSF seized El-Fasher on October 26 after an 18-month siege that included starvation, bombardment, and systematic abuses. Survivors reported executions, pillaging, rape, and widespread destruction, which triggered international condemnation.
Dire Humanitarian Toll
Sudan’s civil war has raged since April 2023 and continues to devastate the country, killing tens of thousands and displaced nearly 12 million people, creating what the UN describes as the world’s largest displacement and hunger crisis.
Trump said Wednesday he would begin “working” on Sudan after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged him to help end the conflict.
Moreover, Sudan’s government, UN experts, and aid groups accuse the United Arab Emirates of supporting the RSF, although Abu Dhabi denies these claims. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc agreed to intensify outreach to countries acting as “enablers” of the conflict to restrict the flow of weapons.
