KHARTOUM, Sudan – Poor villagers have suffered most from the war that’s .ravaging the arid west of Sudan. But distant as the conflict may seem, the armed men on horseback who loot and burn villages ...

The conflict in Sudan has turned attention to a rarely discussed commodity: gum arabic. This product, the dried sap of certain species of acacia trees, is used mainly as an additive in the soft drinks ...

Gum arabic, a resin tapped from the acacia tree, is used in everything from soft drinks to pharmaceuticals but for leading world producer Sudan it is also seen as a key weapon in the fight against ...

Hilat Ismail Village, North Kordofan State, April 4, 2013- Hamed Adam stands patiently in the sand under a scorching sun as a laborer gathers gum Arabic from the skinny Acacia Senegal trees. The ...

JUBA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Traders of gum arabic in South Sudan have called for increased public and private investment in the sector amid hopes of recovery after years of decline in production due to ...

Ms. Namoe Naput, a mother of four, and a resident of Loputuk village, Nadunget Sub County in Moroto district, is part of a group of 20 women who leave their homes early each morning and spend most of ...

Umm Ruwaba, Sudan — FARMERS here call these sandblasted acacia orchards the “gardens of our grandfathers,” and for centuries the sticky amber sap flowing from them helped to bind civilization.

Since he was 14, Al-Amin has tapped gum arabic, the resin of an acacia tree that thrives in Sudan's conflict states -- "manna" from heaven for some, a key ingredient in Coca-Cola for others. But the ...

AL-DURUTA, Nov 25, 2011 (AFP) - Since he was 14, Al-Amin has tapped gum arabic, the resin of an acacia tree that thrives in Sudan's conflict states -- "manna" from heaven for some, a key ingredient in ...

Mauritania was once a top exporter of gum arabic, but the severe droughts of the 1970s-1980s cut production dramatically. Seventy percent of Mauritania’s poor live in rural communities dependent on ...

A vast belt of trees vital for global production of fizzy drinks helps Sudanese farmers adapt to climate change, but in the harsh drylands many are reluctant to take up the trade. Gum arabic, golden ...

A dab of gum arabic makes newspaper ink more cohesive and permanent. Not since baking soda has there been a natural commodity that has so many different uses. In the days of the Egyptian Pharaohs, gum ...