Sudan’s civil war has grown into a proxy war between competing regional powers, a dynamic that could hold the key to its resolution through the intervention of the world’s sole superpower.

Hundreds of thousands have died in the civil war, and a resulting famine has put millions more at risk. The rest of the continent is also dealing with countless numbers of refugees. The prospect of peace gained newfound hope when President Donald Trump said on Nov. 19, 2025, that he would focus his peacemaking efforts on resolving the conflict.