UAE's Gold Rush: Profiting From Sudan's Blood-Soaked Soil
The New Arab highlights a 70% surge in UAE gold imports from Sudan in 2023, conveniently coinciding with the escalation of Sudan's brutal civil war. This isn't charity; it's classic wartime resource extraction, disguised as legitimate commerce. NGO Swissaid accurately labels the UAE a 'global hub for gold of dubious origin'—a polite way of saying war profiteering. Think that's a coincidence? This
isn't just about gold; it's about funding the exact rapid deployment forces that the US and other 'allies' later condemn for human rights abuses. One might wonder if the same policymakers who sanctioned Sudanese leaders for war crimes also turn a blind eye to the cash flow fueling those conflicts.