Situated close to a shiny soccer ground of Tottenham Hotspur in the British capital lies a plain, unremarkable block of flats. Beyond its unremarkable beige brickwork exists a dark secret: a cramped second-floor apartment connected to murderous atrocities taking place thousands of miles to the south.
Per British official documents, this apartment in the capital is tied to a transnational network of firms implicated in the mass hiring of mercenaries to combat in the African nation alongside militias charged of myriad war crimes and ethnic cleansing.
Hundreds of former Colombian military personnel have been recruited to fight with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a armed faction responsible for mass rapes, ethnic slaughter, and the systematic murder of women and children.
Colombian mercenaries were directly involved in the paramilitaries’ seizure of the western Sudanese city of El Fasher in late October, which triggered a wave of violence that experts believe has cost at least 60,000 lives.
While accounts of violence increase, connections have been identified between the fighters hired to overrun El Fasher and addresses in the UK capital.
The flat in Tottenham is registered to a company called Zeuz Global, set up by two individuals identified and penalized last week by the US treasury for hiring Colombian mercenaries to fight for the RSF.
Both figures – Colombian nationals in their 50s – are listed in records at the UK company registry as living in Britain.
The firm is active. The following day the United States announced restrictions on those running the Colombian mercenary operation, Zeuz Global abruptly moved its official location to the very heart of central London. Its new postcode corresponds to one five-star hotel in a central district.
The establishments in question stated they had no connection to Zeuz Global and were unaware why the company had listed their addresses.
"This is of major concern that the primary figures the US government claims are directing this fighter recruitment have been able to set up a UK company operating from a apartment in north London," said Mike Lewis, a analyst and former member of a United Nations group on Sudan.
Experts say the saga raises concerns over how individuals publicly sanctioned by the US for "contributing to the conflict in Sudan" were able to apparently establish and operate a company in the UK capital.
The UK's top diplomat has censured the RSF for "systematic killings, abuse and sexual violence" following the faction's capture of El Fasher. The RSF has been charged by the US with acts of genocide.
When asked about the company, the registry did not respond on whether it had awareness of the company's activities or confirm the residency status of the sanctioned individuals.
Contacting Zeuz proved unsuccessful; its website, created in May, was marked as "being built" with no contact details.
Per the American authorities, the man at the centre of the South American recruitment operation for the RSF is a citizen of two countries and retired Colombian military officer based in the Gulf state.
The US accuses this individual of playing a central role in recruiting ex-military personnel to be sent to Sudan using a Bogotá-based recruitment firm. His spouse was also penalized for running the firm.
Another dual national was similarly censured for managing a business accused of processing money and payroll for the network employing the mercenaries.
"During 2024 and 2025, US-based firms linked with this individual engaged in many bank transactions, totalling many millions of US dollars," the US treasury statement said.
In April of the current year, the penalized figures set up a firm in the UK capital called ODP8 Ltd – later renamed Zeuz Global.
Shortly after, the RSF attacked the Zamzam displacement camp, killing over 1,500 innocent people. After its seizure, the camp was handed over to the hired fighters, who began preparations for attacking El Fasher.
The sanctioned individuals are listed in Companies House records as holding "initial shareholdings" in the company, with one named as a person of "significant control".
Both list Britain as their "country of residence".
The hiring of the Colombians has had a profound impact on the trajectory of the war, analysts say. These nationals have reportedly instructed minors to be combatants, as well as serving as snipers, foot soldiers, trainers, and pilots for unmanned aircraft.
These aircraft were key in the fall of El Fasher and during fighting in other regions.
"The war in Sudan is a hi-tech one, with precision munitions and long-range drones causing regular fatalities," said the analyst. "These weapons require outside assistance to operate. We know that the Colombian mercenary operation has been a major component of this external assistance."
He noted that the involvement of penalized persons in a London firm underlined broader concerns over the lack of rigorous checks when companies are set up.
"Owning a UK company like this is a license for criminals to do deals with respectable entities. It's still more difficult to join a fitness centre in most cases than to set up a UK company," he stated.
A UK official said that the new rollout of "mandatory identity verification" for company directors would provide greater assurance about who was establishing and controlling UK companies.
The Colombians’ involvement in Sudan first emerged last year, prompting an expression of regret from Colombia’s foreign ministry.
One of the fighters recently confirmed that he had trained children in Sudan and fought in El Fasher.
The UAE, repeatedly alleged of supplying weapons to the RSF, has also been connected to the recruitment of Colombian mercenaries. A investigation alleged that UAE nationals supplying Colombians to the RSF were connected to a senior UAE government official. The UAE has repeatedly rejected these claims.
A British government spokesperson commented: "The UK is calling for an halt to violence, the protection of civilians, and the removal of barriers to aid delivery."
They noted that the UK had recently imposed restrictions on RSF commanders for their role in the crimes in El Fasher.
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