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Can Trump help Sudan? - Today, Explained

Can Trump help Sudan? - Today, Explained

Update: 2025-11-19
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Two military generals are responsible for Sudan's brutal civil war. The American president just pledged to get involved.


This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina al-Sadi and Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Hady Mawajdeh and Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King.


The two generals -- former allies -- who are now at war in Sudan, seen together at a military ceremony in Khartoum in 2021. Photo by Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images.


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Can Trump help Sudan? - Today, Explained

Can Trump help Sudan? - Today, Explained