UAE Received More Than $100M in Stolen Sudanese Gold, Financial Times Investigation Finds

A Financial Times investigation reports that the UAE received more than $100 million worth of gold bullion that was stolen by Sudan’s paramilitary forces from the Sudanese central bank and a state refinery. The report links Sudan’s civil war to a surge in both legal and illegal gold flows between the two countries, quoting an Emirati official saying trade reached just over $1 billion in 2025. The findings also describe how gold revenue has helped fund the conflict