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In Sudan’s far west, where porous borders intersect with an absolute vacuum of state authority, desert tracks and dry riverbeds have turned into conduits for one of Africa’s largest illicit mineral ...
News Sudan » West Darfur » Economy: Sudan's war has left the country's economy shattered
Sudan's livestock industry, also based predominantly in Darfur, has lost 55 percent of its exports, he said. Since the RSF captured the army's last holdout position in Darfur in October, the war's ...
News Sudan » West Darfur » Economy: Sudan’s War Economy: Funded by Gum Arabic and Gold
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 2026 (IPS) - In the three years since the outbreak of the Sudanese Civil War, the humanitarian crisis has deteriorated significantly, with the United Nations underscoring a ...
News Sudan » West Darfur » Economy: In Sudan’s war economy, gold keeps flowing as miners risk mercury and collapse
DAGALO MAHAS, Sudan (AP) — The men carried metal detectors as they scanned a mountainous area in northern Sudan in search of gold. One man knelt to examine the ground with a digging tool for the ...
News Sudan » West Darfur » Economy: How Sudan’s Economic Collapse Creates an Opening for China
Sudan’s prolonged civil war is a humanitarian disaster that’s left 400,000 people dead and 11 million displaced. The conflict has crippled the country’s economy, leaving some questioning the long-term ...