President Donald J. Trump revealed during Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) visit to the White House that he was asked to assist in securing a peace deal in Sudan’s longstanding civil war. Speaking at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, Trump stated, “You know we’ve already started working on that, OK? We’re working on that. We started about 30 minutes after you explained to us the great importance of that.”
Trump described the Sudanese conflict as one of the most violent and devastating humanitarian crises in the world, writing on Truth Social that “tremendous atrocities” are taking place. He pledged to work with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and other regional allies to end the violence and stabilize the country.
Sudan has been embroiled in conflict since 2023, following a breakdown in relations between Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). However, civil conflict in the country has sporadically erupted for decades, with devastating consequences. Both sides have been accused of war crimes, with former Secretary of State Antony Blinken labeling the RSF’s actions as genocide during the Biden government’s final days.
On Wednesday, General Burhan of the SAF expressed openness to Trump and MBS’s efforts, stating, “The government thanks them for their continuing interest and efforts to end the Sudanese bloodshed and assures them of its readiness to seriously engage with them to realize the peace that Sudanese people expect.”
