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News Sudan » Central Darfur » Trade: Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan's war, UN warns

News channel or source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167944

Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026

Alongside gold, the little-known Sudanese commodity gum arabic – used in soft drinks, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals – continues to fuel the war.

News Sudan » Central Darfur » Trade: EU bans gold imports from Sudan to curb money financing conflict

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/eu-bans-gold-imports-from-sudan-to-curb-money-financing-conflict/ar-AA27RRtG

Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

The ban also restricts exports of mercury and cyanide to Sudan, chemicals widely used in gold mining.

News Sudan » Central Darfur » Trade: EU imposes Sudan gold ban but declines to sanction UAE-backed militia accused of ‘genocide’

News channel or source: https://euobserver.com/227264/eu-imposes-sudan-gold-ban-but-declines-to-sanction-uae-backed-militia-accused-of-genocide/

Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

EU foreign ministers have imposed a ban on Sudan's gold trade in a bid to curb financing of its civil war - but they ignored MEPs' demands to designate a militia accused of genocide as a terror group.

News Sudan » Central Darfur » Trade: FEWS NET - 'Famine risk in Sudan could worsen until January'

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/fews-net-famine-risk-in-sudan-could-worsen-until-january/ar-AA27WkPJ

Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

Up to 23 million people in Sudan are expected to face acute food insecurity during 2026. In a new report published on Monday and seen by Radio Dabanga, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network FEWS ...

News Sudan » Central Darfur » Trade: Sudan: Looted Gold and Gum Arabic Are Bankrolling Sudan's War, UN Warns

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202607160041.html

Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026

Alongside gold, the little-known Sudanese commodity gum arabic - used in soft drinks, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals - continues to fuel the war.

News Sudan » Central Darfur » Trade: UN finds looted gold, gum arabic bankrolling Sudan war

News channel or source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/16/un-finds-looted-gold-gum-arabic-bankrolling-sudan-war/

Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

Proceeds from looted gold and gum arabic are being used by warring parties in Sudan to fund the war, the UN human rights office has verified. A new OHCHR ...