UK designates 11 more people and firms under Sudan regime

LONDON, July 16, 2026 — The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it updated the UK Sanctions List with 11 new Sudan-related designations, imposing asset freezes on all of them, travel bans on four individuals and director disqualification sanctions across the package. The notice says the additions were made under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

The new listings split between networks linked to the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, and businesses tied to the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF. On the RSF side, the UK designated Abu Dharr Abdul Nabi Habiballa Ahmmed, Mazin Gamareldin Mohamed Fadlalla and Ahmed Hamad El Basher Hashim, alongside Prodigious Real Estate Management Supervision Services, Aoun Commercial Brokers LLC and Natwest Logistics LLC. The government said those people and firms provided financial services, funds, economic resources or other support that could contribute to activity threatening Sudan’s peace, stability and security.

On the SAF side, Britain designated Ariab Mining Company Limited, Sudamin Company Limited and Omdurman Mining, saying the companies generated revenue from conflict gold and other minerals for one of the main warring parties in Sudan. It also listed Ahmad Abdalla over weapons procurement for the SAF and Portex Trade Limited over the alleged supply of military goods, military technology or related material to Sudan, specifically the SAF, through links to Defense Industries System.

The additions broaden a UK sanctions campaign that has increasingly targeted both battlefield commanders and the commercial infrastructure behind the war. In February, London said it was seeking to “dismantle Sudan’s war machine” when it sanctioned six people accused of fuelling the conflict, including figures tied to RSF finance and military supply networks. Wednesday’s action appears to push further into the business networks and cross-border corporate structures that British authorities say help fund or equip both sides.

The UK Sanctions List is now the government’s sole live source for current designations, after the older OFSI consolidated list stopped updating in January. For firms screening counterparties, the immediate compliance effect is that any funds or economic resources belonging to the newly designated parties must be frozen and reported where UK sanctions obligations apply.