Donald Trump was moved by the “atrocities” in Sudan and vowed to get involved

For more than two years, war in this African country has left tens of thousands of people dead and nearly 12 million displaced.

This is the strongest statement by an American President to date on this issue. Donald Trump said, Wednesday, November 1, that he wanted to end it “cruelty” in Sudan, which has been ravaged by conflict for more than two years, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to get involved. “We will work closely with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and other partners in the Middle East”he wrote on his Truth Social network.

Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, during an official visit to Washington, “want me to do something very strong with regards to Sudan”had previously declared the Republican billionaire at an economic conference, in the presence of “MBS”, as he is known. Washington has made efforts to mediate the conflict that has ravaged Sudan for more than two years and which the UN says has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

“It wasn’t my plan to get involved in this. I thought it was just something crazy and out of control.”Donald Trump said of the war engulfing Africa’s third-largest country, where the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (FSR), both accused of abuses, have clashed since April 2023. “But I understand how important it is to you.”The American president highlighted Mohammed bin Salman, to whom he gave a warm welcome at the White House on Tuesday.

Crown Prince “explains the whole culture, the whole history. It’s really interesting to hear, it’s amazing actually, and we’ve already started working on it”he added. “I see it differently now”said Donald Trump again.

The conflict in Sudan has left tens of thousands of people dead and nearly 12 million displaced. It experienced a new acceleration with the fall of the town of El-Facher, the army’s last stronghold in Darfur, to FSR paramilitaries in late October. The United Arab Emirates, another close partner of the United States in the Gulf region, has been accused by NGOs of supporting the RSF. Abu Dhabi has systematically denied the allegations.