RSF leader Hemedti became one of Sudan’s wealthiest men by seizing control of gold mines. Before 2019, Bashir hired the RSF to protect him from coups and assassination attempts. Despite this ...

The gold trade connects Sudan’s civil war to the wider region and highlights the roles that commodities play in perpetuating violent conflict. Even before the start of the civil war in 2023, Sudan’s ...

Looted gold and gum arabic are fuelling the civil war in Sudan, according to UN experts. An unpublished report submitted to the UN Security Council and seen by Bloomberg said the war between the ...

Despite the ongoing conflict, "Sudan achieved record output in 2024 totalling 64.4 tonnes in 2024", according to a recent report by the state-run Mineral Resources Company. Gold exports via ...

Sudan's gold industry has become the lifeblood of its war, with nearly all of the trade channelled through the United Arab Emirates, enriching both the army and paramilitaries, according to ...

Sudan’s gold industry has become the lifeblood of its war, with nearly all of the trade channelled through the United Arab Emirates. A woman examines gold jewellery at a shop in Dubai ...