Sudan’s Lead Gold Producer and the UAE

This report is a revisied version that replaces the original story.

3 September 2026

Gold has been the primary currency used to finance the ongoing devastating war in Sudan, and nearly all gold is sold via the United Arab Emirates, a country the army has accused of funding their enemy, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Alliance Mining and Kush for Exploration and Production Company, based in the Sudanese army-controlled area bordering the Red Sea and River Nile states, has routinely been…