### [2026-07-13](/feed/2026/07/13/index.md)

##### Sudan–European Union relations
# The European Union imposes sanctions against Sudan's gold trade, accusing them of financing the civil war in the country. 




### Sources:

1. [Mining.com](https://www.mining.com/web/eu-announces-restrictions-on-trading-sudanese-gold/)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eu-announces-restrictions-trading-sudanese-gold-2026-07-13/)

### Related:

1. [A court in Port Sudan sentences Rapid Support Forces leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and 15 other members to death in absentia for their roles in war crimes in the Darfur region during the ongoing civil war in the country including the assassination of former West Darfur governor Khamis Abbakar in 2023 during the Battle of Geneina. ](/feed/2026/07/12/a-court-in-port-sudan-sentences-rapid-support-forces-leader-mohamed-hamdan-dagalo-and-15-other-members-to-death-in-absen.md) _Context: Sudan, civil war in the country_
2. [The European Parliament votes 476–28 with 96 abstentions to adopt a resolution calling on the European Union to designate the Rapid Support Forces as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions on individuals responsible for attacks on civilians in El-Obeid, North Kordofan. ](/feed/2026/07/9/the-european-parliament-votes-476-28-with-96-abstentions-to-adopt-a-resolution-calling-on-the-european-union-to-designat.md) _Context: European Union, sanctions_
3. [Sudan's women's national under-17 football team makes its first appearance on international stage in Morocco in an effort to qualify for the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles amidst the ongoing civil war in the country that erupted three years ago. ](/feed/2026/06/17/sudan-s-women-s-national-under-17-football-team-makes-its-first-appearance-on-international-stage-in-morocco-in-an-effor.md) _Context: Sudan, civil war in the country_
4. [The value of the Sudanese pound plunges to a record-low against other foreign currencies amidst the ongoing civil war in the country. ](/feed/2026/06/10/the-value-of-the-sudanese-pound-plunges-to-a-record-low-against-other-foreign-currencies-amidst-the-ongoing-civil-war-in.md) _Context: Sudan, civil war in the country_
5. [A U.S.-led coalition consisting of Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom endorses a civilian-led political dialogue for Sudan to end the war under the facilitation of the African Union, the Arab League, the European Union, IGAD, and the United Nations. ](/feed/2026/06/8/a-us-led-coalition-consisting-of-belgium-france-germany-greece-italy-norway-and-the-united-kingdom-endorses-a-ci.md) _Context: European Union, Sudan_
6. [Two drone strikes launched by the Rapid Support Forces significantly damage several facilities of the Kenana Sugar Company plant south of Rabak, White Nile State, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/05/3/two-drone-strikes-launched-by-the-rapid-support-forces-significantly-damage-several-facilities-of-the-kenana-sugar-compa.md) _Context: Sudan, civil war in the country_
7. [Donors pledge €1.3 billion (US$1.5 billion) in foreign aid for Sudan at an international conference in Berlin, Germany, marking the fourth anniversary of the beginning of Sudan's civil war, as participants also discuss efforts to advance ceasefire negotiations. ](/feed/2026/04/15/donors-pledge-eur13-billion-us-15-billion-in-foreign-aid-for-sudan-at-an-international-conference-in-berlin-germany.md) _Context: Sudan, civil war in the country_
8. [Save the Children announces that vaccines have arrived in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan, their first in three years since the civil war broke out. ](/feed/2026/03/2/save-the-children-announces-that-vaccines-have-arrived-in-the-sudanese-state-of-south-kordofan-their-first-in-three-yea.md) _Context: Sudan, civil war in the country_
9. [The European Union and its member states pledge {{Euro}}522 million (US$590 million) and the United Kingdom pledges {{GBP}}120 million (US$141 million) in humanitarian aid to Sudan to deliver food and supplies to over 650,000 internally displaced Sudanese people affected by the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces. The two groups also call for an immediate ceasefire to end the war. ](/feed/2025/04/15/the-european-union-and-its-member-states-pledge-euro-522-million-us-590-million-and-the-united-kingdom-pledges-gb.md) _Context: European Union, Sudan_
10. [The United States accuses the Rapid Support Forces of committing genocide in Sudan during the ongoing civil war and imposes sanctions on the group's leader Hemedti. ](/feed/2025/01/7/the-united-states-accuses-the-rapid-support-forces-of-committing-genocide-in-sudan-during-the-ongoing-civil-war-and-impo.md) _Context: Sudan, civil war in the country_