WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has extended the national emergency with respect to Sudan beyond Nov. 3, 2026, saying the situation in Sudan and Darfur continues to pose an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security and foreign policy.

The presidential notice, dated Oct. 15, was made available for public inspection on Friday and is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Oct. 19.

The notice said the crisis that led to the original declaration of a national emergency in 1997, as well as subsequent expansions of its scope, had not been resolved.

It cited what it described as the policies and actions of the Government of Sudan and the continuing situation in Sudan and Darfur as grounds for keeping the emergency in force.

The United States first declared a national emergency with respect to Sudan on Nov. 3, 1997, under Executive Order 13067, citing actions and policies of the Sudanese government.

The scope was expanded in April 2006 under Executive Order 13400 in response to the conflict in Darfur, including measures allowing the blocking of property belonging to certain people connected to the region.

Some of the earlier sanctions framework was later rolled back. In October 2017, provisions of Executive Order 13067 and Executive Order 13412 were revoked following an earlier U.S. assessment that Sudan had made progress on several areas of concern.

Washington again expanded the emergency in May 2023 through Executive Order 14098, citing Sudan’s October 2021 military takeover and the outbreak of fighting in April 2023.

The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which began on April 15, 2023, has since displaced millions of people and devastated infrastructure and basic services across much of the country.

Trump’s latest notice does not announce new sanctions or designate additional individuals or entities. Instead, it keeps in place the national emergency framework that provides legal authority for U.S. measures related to Sudan.

The continuation is also distinct from restoring the broad economic sanctions that were eased in 2017. The current emergency incorporates authorities linked to Darfur and to developments in Sudan since the 2021 military takeover and the outbreak of the current war.

The notice said it would be transmitted to Congress, as required under U.S. law for the national emergency to remain in effect beyond its anniversary date.