The proceeds of looted and smuggled gum arabic and gold helped the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan sustain access to sophisticated weapons in its fight against Sudan’s army during the ...

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 ...

In February, the state-owned Sudan Mineral Resources Company said gold production reached 64 tonnes in 2024, up from 41.8 tonnes in 2022. Legal exports brought $1.57 billion into the state's ...

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 ...

Port Sudan (AFP) – 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 ...

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

The two-year conflict has decimated Sudan's economy, yet last month the army-backed government announced record gold production in 2024. Demand for the country's vast gold reserves was "a key ...