Donald Trump pledges to tackle Sudan atrocities - what difference can he make?

The war is being fuelled by regional powers and the US president may have some leverage over them.

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Many Sudanese ask if the world cares whether they live or die.

Could that be about to change with direct intervention from the Oval Office?

By US President Donald Trump's own admission, the conflict was not on his "charts to be involved in that. I thought it was just something that was crazy and out of control."

But that was before a White House meeting 10 days ago with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. He briefed the president on what was happening and asked him to intervene.