Trump's Advisor Expresses Hope for Humanitarian Aid to Enter the City of El Fasher in Sudan

SadaNews - Masad Boulos, senior advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump for Africa, expressed hope that humanitarian aid will enter the city of El Fasher in the Darfur region of western Sudan in the coming days, which has been besieged by Rapid Support Forces for more than a year and is witnessing an escalation of violence.

Boulos told reporters in New York on Wednesday evening, "We hope to witness the arrival of this long-awaited aid in the coming days," noting that the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to allow it to enter.

He added that they discussed with the Rapid Support Forces and agreed on a means to deliver this humanitarian aid.

Boulos was speaking after a meeting of the Quad Group on Sudan, which includes the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

These countries affirmed the importance of ending the conflict in Sudan, restoring peace, and meeting the humanitarian needs of the Sudanese people.

Boulos's statements came hours after 15 people were killed in shelling on a market in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, according to a medical source on Tuesday.

The city has been subjected to intense attacks in recent months, especially in the displacement camps that were home to hundreds of thousands fleeing war zones.

El Fasher is the capital of North Darfur state and the last large city in the region still under the control of the army and its allies.

The Rapid Support Forces have besieged at least 260,000 civilians inside El Fasher since May 2024, and the United Nations warns that they are suffering from severe food insecurity amid a near-complete halt of aid.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been witnessing a war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces.

The war, which has entered its third year, has been described by the United Nations as "the worst humanitarian crisis in the world," and in North Darfur alone, more than a million people are suffering from famine, according to the international organization.

The American advisor expressed cautious hope that the warring parties would soon sit at the negotiating table, even though many previous attempts have not yielded results.

He noted that "in the current situation, neither side has an advantage (in the field), which was not the case three months ago, so they are willing" to negotiate, according to him.

Source: AFP