Drones, gold, and threats: Sudan’s war raises regional tensions

As war threatens to bleed beyond Sudan's borders, the stakes are are climbing, including tens of millions of dollars in gold revenue [File: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP]

On May 4, Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a barrage of suicide drones at Port Sudan, the army’s de facto wartime capital on the Red Sea.

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) accused foreign actors of supporting the RSF’s attacks and even threatened to sever ties with one of its biggest trading partners.