The ongoing civil war in Sudan is being financed by the trade of gum arabic, a key ingredient in many consumer goods such as chocolate, soda and chewing gum. What Happened: Muhamed Jaber, a trader, ...

Sudan's threatens to cut exports of a key ingredient in soft drinks. June 1, 2007 — -- The Sudanese government's response to proposed U.S. sanctions intended to force an end to the bloodshed in ...

Sudan is the world's largest producer of gum arabic, which is a major source of foreign currency for the northeast African nation - Copyright /File ASHRAF SHAZLY ...

Not since baking soda has there been a natural commodity that has so many different uses. In the days of the Egyptian Pharaohs, gum arabic was essential to mummification, and since Biblical times, it ...

EN NAHUD, Sudan (Reuters) - Counting piles of banknotes in front of his tiny warehouse, Sudanese trader Maaz Adam is arranging yet another purchase of a red gum which may find its way into a bottle of ...