US Sanctions Indian CEO and Firm for Involvement in Sudan Conflict

The United States has announced sanctions against eight individuals and entities, including an Indian national, for purportedly contributing to the civil war in Sudan. On June 26, 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) stated that these entities facilitated the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in escalating the ongoing conflict.

Among those sanctioned is Alok Choudhari, the Chief Executive Officer of SBL Energy Limited, a firm based in Raipur, India. The company, also known as Amin Explosive Private Limited, is accused of supplying over 200 shipments of explosives and related materials to a company that supports the SAF's arsenal.

The Department of the Treasury specified that the explosives provided by SBL Energy were reportedly utilised in weaponry employed by the SAF. Additionally, SBL Energy and other organisations in Sudan and Egypt were also sanctioned. Tommy Pigott, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, remarked, "These networks supply weapons, explosives, and foreign fighters to both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Their support has prolonged a conflict that has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis."

SBL Energy is said to have supplied its products to Target Multiactivities Company (TMAC), based in Sudan, which has also been blacklisted along with its general manager, Tariq Hussain Muhammad Madani. The U.S. Treasury noted that Sudan's Defense Industries System (DIS), the largest defence enterprise in the country, is linked to this company and plays a significant role in maintaining the country's military capabilities.

The sanctions further extended to Ports Engineering Company Ltd, which reportedly imported military gear for Sudanese intelligence and ammunition supplies amid the ongoing conflict.

Compounding the situation, individuals associated with a transnational network orchestrating the recruitment of former Colombian military personnel for the RSF were also sanctioned. The network, led by retired Colombian officer Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra and his wife Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, had been previously designated by U.S. authorities.

The sanctions are part of a broader strategy by the U.S. to undermine the financial networks that fuel conflict in Sudan and to mitigate the humanitarian disaster resulting from the civil war, which has persisted since the outbreak of hostilities in April 2023. The Treasury Department’s actions reflect a commitment to holding accountable those entities that prolong violence and exacerbate the suffering of civilians in the region.