13 days ago · Sudan
Why the EU's sanctions on Sudan's gold trade are fundamentally flawed

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Sudan. The first report grouped here was at 3 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC. The headline in use is “Why the EU's sanctions on Sudan's gold trade are fundamentally flawed”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Sanctioning bullion, while leaving much of the infrastructure facilitating its movement intact, risks treating the symptoms of Sudan's war economy rather than its architecture A group of armed defectors from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrive in Omdurman, Sudan, 19 August 2026 (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP)
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- First reported by Middle East Eye
Why the EU's sanctions on Sudan's gold trade are fundamentally flawed
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