Connecting buyers
and suppliers, directly.
Sahara Global Sourcing is an independent intermediary working both sides of the trade across West Africa and the Sahel — representing verified producers to international buyers, and representing manufacturers to reliable suppliers at origin. Gum arabic is our specialty; sesame, hibiscus, peanuts, cocoa, and other regional commodities round out the portfolio. We facilitate the deal; we don't take title to the product.
to shipment approval
One intermediary, working both sides of the deal.
We represent buyers to suppliers, and suppliers to buyers — vetting, verifying, and structuring the trade so neither side has to navigate the other alone.
For buyers: sourcing & verification
We identify vetted producers and exporters in Sudan, Chad, and Nigeria on your behalf — bypassing unreliable third-hand intermediaries and confirming origin, harvest season, and export capacity before any quote goes out. It's slower up front, and it's why the lot you're quoted is the lot that actually ships.
For suppliers: market access
We represent producers and exporters to international buyers — bringing demand, fair pricing, and long-term contracts that a single producer often can't reach alone.
For both: grading, contracts & logistics
Every lot sampled and checked, INCOTERMS and payment terms structured, and shipments rerouted when needed — so the transaction closes cleanly on both ends.
Gum arabic is our specialty. It isn't the only thing we move.
We've built the same producer relationships, grading discipline, and logistics network to work across the wider Sahel and West African commodity trade.
Gum Arabic
Acacia senegal and seyal, from raw nodules to spray-dried powder — our founding specialty and deepest producer network.
View grades & specs →Sesame Seeds
Whitish and mixed-grade sesame for oil pressing, confectionery, and export tahini markets.
Learn more →Hibiscus (Karkade)
Dried hibiscus calyces for beverage, tea, and natural-colorant applications — one of Sudan's other major agricultural exports.
Learn more →Peanuts (Groundnuts)
In-shell and shelled groundnuts for oil processing, confectionery, and direct food-grade export.
Learn more →Cocoa Beans
Fermented and sun-dried cocoa beans sourced for chocolate and confectionery manufacturers.
Learn more →Hazelnuts
In-shell and kernel hazelnuts for confectionery and spread manufacturers, sourced outside our core corridor through vetted partners.
Learn more →Shea Nuts & Butter
Raw shea nuts and processed shea butter for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food-grade fat applications.
Learn more →Cashew Nuts
Raw in-shell cashews for processing, and processed kernels for direct food-grade export.
Learn more →Network
Gum arabic: three stages, one supply chain.
Acacia sap is harvested by hand across the Gum Belt, graded at origin, and — for select orders — refined into soluble powder before export.
Acacia senegal & seyal
Trees are tapped by hand across Sudan, Chad, and Nigeria during the dry season, when sap yield and purity are highest.
Hand-sorted nodules
Hardened sap is collected as amber nodules, then hand-sorted at origin by size, colour, and cleanliness before grading.
Spray-dried powder
For pharma and instant-food applications, select lots are dissolved, filtered, and spray-dried into fine, soluble powder.
Three grades, matched to your application.
Indicative specifications below. Exact certificates of analysis are issued per lot — request current pricing and availability for your volume.
Grade 1 Hashab
Talha
Spray-Dried Powder
A core corridor in the Gum Belt — and a global network beyond it.
Sudan, Chad, and Nigeria are our deepest producer relationships, tied directly to the commodities in our portfolio. As a global sourcing company, we also draw on a wider partner network to source outside that corridor whenever a buyer needs it.
From inquiry to delivery, in five steps.
Inquiry & specification
Tell us the grade, volume, and application — food, beverage, pharma, or cosmetic. We confirm your specification and any certification requirements up front.
Sourcing & sampling
We identify verified producers who can meet the spec and volume, and send samples for your approval before any contract is signed.
Contract & terms
We agree pricing, INCOTERMS, and payment structure — letter of credit or otherwise — so both sides are protected before goods move.
Quality verification
An independent pre-shipment inspection confirms the lot matches the agreed certificate of grade before it leaves origin.
Shipment & delivery
We coordinate logistics and documentation — including rerouting when needed — through to port or warehouse delivery.
What we verify before goods move.
Analysis
Inspection
Trade Terms
Documented
A neutral intermediary, not a trader with its own stock to move.
We don't buy gum arabic to resell it, and we don't produce it ourselves — we represent each side to the other, which means our incentive is a deal that actually works for both of you, not a warehouse we need to clear.
- 01 Route resilienceStanding relationships in Chad and Nigeria mean a Port Sudan disruption doesn't have to stall your order.
- 02 No minimum order wallsLarge trading houses often require volumes that shut out mid-size manufacturers. We work with the order size you actually need.
- 03 Grading you can verifyEvery lot ships with a certificate of analysis, and we coordinate independent inspection if you want a second check.
- 04 One relationship, not fiveWe manage the producer, the exporter, the inspector, and the freight forwarder — you deal with one point of contact.
Buyers don't stop trusting a broker because prices rise — they stop trusting a broker who goes quiet when supply gets hard. Sahara exists for the hard weeks, not just the easy ones.
Tell us what you need.
Direct contact
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