President Trump’s announcement on November 19, 2025 delivered in the presence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, a key member of the Quad, that he was committing to work for a resolution to the conflict in Sudan, was a welcome surprise to most Sudanese. Exhausted by the horrors of the war, the Sudanese heard from the president of the world’s most powerful nation that their plight will be at the forefront of his concerns. He credited the Saudi Crown Prince with alerting him to the critical, three-year-long Sudanese tragedy. The United States (US) president’s statement also breathed new life into the Quad initiative, bringing together the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which issued a statement laying out a roadmap for resolving the crisis on September 12.
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