Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's sweets, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel ...

Global trade in gum arabic centres on the African nation – and proceeds bankroll conflict between the army and paramilitary ...

As the war continues in Sudan, gum arabic smuggling puts more challenges in front of international companies and local ...

Kenya's Port of Mombasa has emerged as a crucial transit point in the illicit export of gum arabic, a crucial emulsifier ...

Sudan is the world’s leading exporter of gum arabic, which comes from hardened acacia tree resin. It’s a necessary ingredient for lots of household items and food products. But the RSF, which the US ...

As the growing demand for charcoal and firewood hastens the decline of shea trees in Ghana, communities living on the fringes ...

Sudan produces around 80% of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used to mix, stabilise and thicken ingredients in mass-market products including ...

According to a researcher in the study, this was due to the organic acids and phenolic compounds found in the plants, which ...