UN finds looted gold, gum arabic bankrolling Sudan war
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Key context: <img width="2000" height="1000" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/un1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/un1.jpg 2000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/un1-300x150.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/un1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/un1-1536x768.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /><p>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 report described gum arabic and gold sales as “a major revenue source” for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The authors […]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/16/un-finds-looted-gold-gum-arabic-bankrolling-sudan-war/">UN finds looted gold, gum arabic bankrolling Sudan war</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
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 report described gum arabic and gold sales as “a major revenue source” for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The authors […] UN finds looted gold, gum arabic bankrolling Sudan war
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