Trump Says He Will Work to Help End Sudan’s Civil War After Request from Saudi Crown Prince

Washington, Nov 2025 : US President Donald Trump announced that he will begin working to help bring an end to Sudan’s devastating civil war, following a direct request from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The move signals a potential expansion of Washington’s involvement in a conflict that has killed more than 150,000 people, displaced millions, and pushed several regions of Sudan to the brink of famine.

Speaking at the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington on Wednesday (local time), Trump admitted that Sudan had not been part of his foreign-policy agenda until the crown prince raised the issue during their meeting at the White House the previous day.

“It was not on my charts to be involved in that. I thought it was just something that was crazy and out of control,” Trump told the gathering. “But I see how important it is to you and to a lot of your friends in the room… We have already started working on it.”

Minutes later, Trump posted on Truth Social describing the scale of the crisis. He referred to the “tremendous atrocities” taking place in Sudan, calling it “the most violent place on Earth and… the single biggest humanitarian crisis.” He said that Arab leaders—“in particular the highly respected Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia”—had asked him to use the influence of the US presidency to help stop the conflict.

Trump pledged to work closely with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and “other Middle Eastern partners” to stabilise Sudan. His remarks suggested a significant shift in tone, acknowledging the urgency of the crisis and signalling greater US engagement after months of limited public involvement.

Earlier this month, however, the State Department indicated that the administration had already been in discussions with both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a powerful paramilitary group, and the Sudanese Army. The department said it was attempting to secure an end to hostilities and address the worsening humanitarian situation.

On November 4, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the US had been coordinating with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other regional stakeholders as part of a broader peace and reconciliation effort. This process, she said, also aimed to tackle longer-term political challenges and urgent humanitarian needs.

International warnings about Sudan’s crisis have grown increasingly dire. A United Nations-backed food security monitor recently reported that famine conditions have already taken hold in several parts of the country, with millions of civilians at risk. Aid organisations report widespread starvation, mass displacement, and continuing reports of ethnically targeted violence—particularly in the Darfur region, where observers have raised alarms about potential genocide.

The war, which began in April 2023 after months of rising tensions between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF, has devastated the nation. Despite multiple mediation attempts by the UN, African Union, and regional powers, efforts to secure a ceasefire have repeatedly collapsed.

Trump’s new commitment introduces another layer to the diplomatic landscape. Whether Washington’s renewed involvement can shift the dynamics of the conflict remains to be seen, but his comments signal that Sudan may now become a more prominent issue in US foreign policy discussions.