Sudan: In Sudan’s War Economy, Gold Keeps Flowing as Miners Risk Mercury and Collapse

May 24, 2026 | Mohnd Blal
Associated Press
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Gold has become a major source of funding for Sudan’s treasury after the country lost over two-thirds of its oil revenues with the secession of South Sudan in 2011. The precious metal accounted for 70% of national revenues in the years that followed South Sudan's departure, providing the Sudanese government with much-needed foreign currency.