Egyptian foreign minister travels to Sudan for talks on ongoing crisis

CAIRO — October 1, 2025: Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty departed on Wednesday for Port Sudan, where he is set to discuss the developments of the Sudanese crisis with senior officials.

Discussions will also cover means of enhancing relations between Egypt and Sudan.

Sudan has been engulfed in a war between the Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023.

While estimates of fatalities vary, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that around 150,000 people have been killed in the fighting.

'Worst Humanitarian Crisis'

The war has plunged Sudan into what the United Nations has described as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”

Famine, widespread food insecurity, disease outbreaks, and the collapse of healthcare and public services are taking a severe toll on civilians.

In April, two years into the conflict, the UN World Food Programme reported that nearly half of Sudan’s population, or 25 million people, is suffering from extreme levels of hunger.

Meanwhile, around 12 million people, nearly a quarter of the population, have been displaced within Sudan or have fled the country.

Ending War

Egypt has been advocating for an immediate and sustainable ceasefire to halt the Sudanese crisis, preventing further loss of innocent lives and destruction of property.

Egypt has aligned itself with global initiatives led by the United States and Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the conflict and has contributed to establishing a ministerial mechanism involving the foreign ministers of Sudan’s neighboring states to coordinate collective efforts in resolving the crisis.

Furthermore, Egypt has been part of a diplomatic effort, along with the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, aimed at ending the conflict.

In mid-September, the four countries' foreign ministers issued a joint statement, outlining a proposal for a three-month humanitarian truce, followed by a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition toward a civilian-led government.

The ministers expressed commitment to exerting all efforts to support reaching a negotiated settlement to the conflict with active participation from both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.

They also vowed to put pressure on the two sides to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, and to ensure humanitarian aid reaches those in need.