Sudan News » Northern News Sudan » Northern » Trade: Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan's war, UN warns
Alongside gold, the little-known Sudanese commodity gum arabic – used in soft drinks, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals – continues to fuel the war.
News Sudan » Northern » Trade: Joint Force denies involvement in Sudan trade hub clashes
July 14, 2026 (AL DABBAH) – A spokesman for the Joint Force, a coalition of Darfuri armed movements allied with the Sudanese army, denied on Tuesday that the group had any institutional link to deadly ...
News Sudan » Northern » Trade: EU bans gold imports from Sudan to curb money financing conflict
The ban also restricts exports of mercury and cyanide to Sudan, chemicals widely used in gold mining.
News Sudan » Northern » Trade: Sudan's booming wartime gold trade flows through the UAE
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 ...
News Sudan » Northern » Trade: Sudan: Looted Gold and Gum Arabic Are Bankrolling Sudan's War, UN Warns
Alongside gold, the little-known Sudanese commodity gum arabic - used in soft drinks, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals - continues to fuel the war.