Your recent research paper is called ‘Gold and the war in Sudan’. How did the conflict begin?
Why gold is prolonging civil war in Sudan
Interview: Ahmed Soliman tells Sara Seth how the United Arab Emirates and other regional powers are benefitting from Sudan’s illicit, cross-border gold trade and how that might be stopped.
The World Today
Published 9 June 2025 — 2 minute READ
Image — A jeweller counts Sudanese currency at a shop in the capital Khartoum’s gold market. Gold is the primary source of income for both warring parties in Sudan’s civil war, fuelled by traders and external powers. Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/ AFP via Getty Images.
