Under the General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan-controlled junta administration, the Bank of Sudan’s Northern State branch has launched a gold-buying plan that is raising scrutiny over state gold transactions.
Junta-led officials say the move targets widespread smuggling networks that have long diverted gold from public revenues and weakened economic oversight.
Northern State, a major mining hub, is central to the policy, which aims to boost reserves and formalise a volatile and largely unregulated market.
