Britain on Thursday targeted what it said were illegal gold trading and financing networks fueling the war in Sudan, imposing sanctions on 11 individuals and entities.

The war, which broke out in 2023 between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, has displaced millions.

The latest British sanctions package targets a financier of the Rapid Support Forces, whom Britain says is suspected of funding the paramilitary group's operations through a network of real estate, gold, and holding companies based in Dubai.

The sanctions also included procurement officials linked to the Rapid Support Forces, along with two UAE-based companies.

Britain also imposed sanctions on a Hong Kong-based company and three state-owned Sudanese mining companies, which it said are linked to funding the army's efforts.

The European Union targeted gold trade in Sudan in sanctions it imposed on Monday over the war.

Britain said the value of Sudan's official gold exports reached about $1.5 billion during 2024 and 2025, noting that quantities of gold worth billions of dollars are smuggled abroad annually through illegal channels.

Britain warned that the city of El Obeid, a strategic city in central Sudan, faces the risk of mass atrocities, calling for an expansion of the UN arms embargo to cover the region.

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