State-owned and co-opted commercial entities · investment vehicle · Qatar / Sudan
Sudan-Qatar gold refinery project / AWJ Investment and Development
- Commercial or professional counterparty
- BGrade B: CorroboratedStrongest record: corroborated
- 1 documented tie · 1 step from the SAF
Also recorded as: AWJ; Qatar - AWJ / 'Arab-Qatari Investment and Development Company' MoU (March 2025) - QIA mention
Port Sudan authorities sought to reduce dependence on the UAE by agreeing with Qatar (reported 1 May 2024) to build a refinery in Doha for Sudanese gold. On 10 March 2025 Qatar Chamber and a Sudanese delegation launched AWJ Investment and Development, which 'will rely on the supply of gold'.
Response
No response is recorded. Named parties have not yet been asked for comment.
BGrade B: CorroboratedSudan-Qatar gold refinery project / AWJ Investment and Development
2024-05 to present
Port Sudan authorities sought to reduce dependence on the UAE by agreeing with Qatar (reported 1 May 2024) to build a refinery in Doha for Sudanese gold. On 10 March 2025 Qatar Chamber and a Sudanese delegation launched AWJ Investment and Development, which 'will rely on the supply of gold'.
- Response
- No response located in the sources reviewed.
- Sanctions
- None found in OFAC SDN / EU / UK lists checked 2026-10-03
Qatar - AWJ / 'Arab-Qatari Investment and Development Company' MoU (March 2025) - QIA mention
Al-Jarida (12 Mar 2025), as summarised, lists the Qatar Investment Authority among Qatari participants alongside Qatar Chamber and AWJ at the MoU with Sudan's Ministry of Finance that includes a Doha gold refinery for Sudanese gold. A 2021 Qatar Tribune report shows QIA, Hassad Food and Qatari Diar representatives meeting Burhan and the finance minister in Doha (pre-war).
- Why this grade
- D for QIA participation in 2025 (summary only, single source; not verified in the original)
›Research notes
No evidence that QIA has invested. No PIF, ADQ or Mubadala transaction with SAF-controlled entities was found. Sovereign-fund links found are indirect only: Turkey Wealth Fund (Ziraat Katilim licence), Kuwait Investment Authority (minority holder in Zain Group).
2 more records below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see them.
1 more record at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.
1 more record at grade D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.
Money · 1
1 more relationship below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.
- Based in
- Qatar, Sudan
- Also named
- United Arab Emirates (1), Türkiye (1), Kuwait (1)
- Places
- Port Sudan, Doha
Connected to the SAF through official or corroborated records.
›Possible links to investigate · 2