Sanctions were imposed in 2004 by the EU and UN against Sudan. South Sudan became an independent country on 9 July 2011 following a referendum held earlier that year.

In 1997, US president Bill Clinton imposed comprehensive trade sanctions against Sudan and blocked the assets of the Sudanese government.

The capture of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) will initiate a Libya-style partition of Sudan...

On April 12, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), US Department of the Treasury, issued guidance stating that the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 538 (SSR), will not apply to the new state to be formed by the secession of Southern Sudan.

The Sudanese civil war is fueled by an illicit gold trade that exposes global supply chains to significant compliance and reputational risks. As Western governments impose increasingly stringent sanctions on Sudan's gold exports, sophisticated smuggling networks continue to operate, potentially contaminating legitimate refiners and manufacturers across telecommunications, aerospace, and medical device industries. Despite escalating international pressure and upcoming summits on illicit finance, strategic li