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#Gold mining in #Sudan is fuelling the conflict and contaminating the land, its people and the very social fabric of communities. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

theguardian.comCurse of the Nile’s gold: how Sudan is losing its fertile fields and ability to produce foodAn artisanal mining boom driven by war and poverty is causing a public health emergency, as chemicals poison soil, water and society

11/9/26, 12:36 pm3 reposts3 likes

Conflict and Environment Observatory

@ceobs.org

11 Sept

It's "one of the Sudanese army’s most important incentives to perpetuate the war ... so that it can benefit from the corruption of these funds. These funds are not subject to any oversight and are solely managed by the army commander and the governor of the central bank.”