Complicit Dossier

State-owned and co-opted commercial entities · state-owned company · China

Norinco

  • Reported or alleged link, not established
  • Grade A: Official recordStrongest record: official record
  • 2 documented ties · 2 steps from the SAF

Also recorded as: Narinco; Norinco (reported as 'Narinco'); Norinco (China North Industries Group) – meeting with Burhan and DIS chief

On 5 Sept 2024 Burhan received Norinco's general manager in Beijing with DIS chief Mirghani Idris present; the official readout says Norinco affirmed 'continued cooperation in joint defence and strategic projects'.

Response

No response is recorded. Named parties have not yet been asked for comment.

Records

1

Each record carries its own grade. A grade describes the source for that record, not the actor.

Grade A: Official record

Norinco (China North Industries Group) – meeting with Burhan and DIS chief

On 5 Sept 2024 Burhan received Norinco's general manager in Beijing with DIS chief Mirghani Idris present; the official readout says Norinco affirmed 'continued cooperation in joint defence and strategic projects'.

Fact-check
None found.
Source
official SAF-side (Transitional Sovereignty Council media office channel; presents as official, signed 'إعلام مجلس السيادة الانتقالي', active since 2020; not cross-verified from a government website)
  1. 1Sovereignty Council media office · t.me · 5 Sep 2024

NamesChinaal-BurhanMirghani Idris

Relationships

2

← means the other party acts on this one; → means this one acts on the other.

Ownership and control · 1

  • From Norin Mining Limited

    Norin Mining's general manager represented 'the Chinese company Norinco' in a meeting with Sudan's minerals ministry · 2025-01-16

    Grade C: Single source

1 more relationship below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

1 more relationship at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

Political ties · 1

  • From Defense Industries System (DIS)

    general manager received by Burhan with the DIS director-general present; 'continued cooperation in joint defence and strategic projects' · 2024-09-06

    Grade A: Official record

Dated events

1

  1. Sudan's minerals delegation meets 'Norinco', represented by Norin Mining's general manager, in Riyadh. facebook.com

    Grade C: Single source

1 more event below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

1 more event at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

Geography

Tags come from the recorded jurisdiction and from place names in the records. Coordinates on the map are approximate.

Based in
China
Places
Beijing

Position in the network

Derived by analysing the documented relationships. Nothing in this section is a finding.

Still connected to the SAF when only official records are counted.

›Possible links to investigate · 5