Investigation reveals $1.7 Million UAE asset base tied to sanctioned RSF Leader

A new investigation by The Sentry has revealed a significant property portfolio in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) linked to Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to real estate records analyzed by the investigative group, the portfolio is valued at approximately $1.7 million.

Leaked Dubai property records from 2020 and 2022 show that three apartments purchased by RSF commander Dagalo, known as Hemedti, in March 2020 were later transferred to a UAE-registered company with ties to sanctioned individuals. The apartments, “located in Dubai’s eastern suburbs near the Al Minhad military airbase,” were initially registered in Hemedti’s name before being sold in July 2022 to Prodigious Real Estate Management Supervision Services. The three units are estimated to be “worth just under $1 million.” In addition to the residential properties, Prodigious owns a commercial property in Dubai valued at approximately $670,000, generating part of at least $80,000 in annual rental income from the combined portfolio between 2023 and 2025.

An analysis by The Sentry found that Prodigious is currently wholly owned by Abu Dharr Abdelnabi Habiballa Ahmed, also known as Abozer Habib, who was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in 2025 for his ownership of the Capital Tap group. That network of companies has been accused of providing funding and military equipment to the RSF. The paper trail also links Prodigious’s former owners and directors, Emirati businessman Naser Helal Abdulla Helal Alhammadi and Sudanese national Islam Badreddin Mohamed Abdalla, to companies within the same sanctioned Capital Tap group. The tenant of Prodigious’s commercial property was an interior design firm previously co-owned by Alhammadi and Mazin Fadlalla, a suspected “RSF frontman identified” by The Sentry in a 2025 report.

The findings mark the third installment in The Sentry’s investigation into alleged ties between the Dagalo family, the RSF, and the United Arab Emirates. Previous reports detailed how RSF-linked front companies operated out of Dubai and examined connections between Emirati businessmen and the supply of foreign mercenaries, weapons, and drones to the RSF, with smuggled gold reportedly moving in return.

A series of international media investigations have raised allegations about the UAE involvement in Sudan’s ongoing conflict. In the early stages of the conflict, a New York Times investigation revealed that the UAE was running a covert military operation in Sudan’s civil war, supplying weapons, drones, and intelligence to the RSF while publicly presenting itself as a humanitarian leader. Operating from a base in Chad, the UAE deployed Chinese-made Wing Loong 2 drones that provided battlefield surveillance for RSF fighters. The operation was reportedly conducted under the cover of an Emirati-run field hospital bearing the Red Crescent symbol, where wounded RSF fighters were treated.

In a separate exclusive report, Sky News cited an RSF intelligence officer who claimed that numerous aircraft landing in South Darfur were transporting weapons from the UAE. The officer described the UAE as the “main backer” of the RSF’s war effort.

As recently as this month, reports continue to reveal UAE involvement despite its repeated denials. Earlier this month, Reuters published an investigation alleging that Ethiopia is hosting a secret military training facility for RSF fighters, with financial and logistical backing from the UAE. According to Reuters, the facility is located in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, near the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and close to Sudan’s border. The camp is reportedly designed to train thousands of RSF fighters and has the capacity to accommodate up to 10,000 personnel. The Reuters report indicated that the UAE allegedly funded the camp’s construction and provided military trainers.

Although the UAE continues to deny any involvement in the war in Sudan and rejects allegations of providing military and financial support to the RSF, the latest report joins a growing body of investigations that point to the UAE’s entanglement with the RSF, both financially and through alleged military assistance.