Situated near a shiny soccer ground of a Premier League club in the British capital lies a squat, unremarkable apartment building. Beyond its ordinary beige brickwork lies a grim reality: a small second-floor apartment linked to murderous crimes unfolding a vast distance to the south.
Per UK government records, this one-bedroom flat in the capital is tied to a international web of companies involved in the large-scale hiring of fighters to combat in Sudan alongside militias accused of numerous war crimes and genocide.
A large number of ex-soldiers from Colombia have been enlisted to fight with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a armed faction responsible for sexual violence, ethnic slaughter, and the widespread killing of civilians.
Colombian mercenaries were key participants in the paramilitaries’ capture of the western Sudanese city of El Fasher in late October, which triggered a killing frenzy that experts believe has cost at least 60,000 lives.
While accounts of atrocities mount, connections have been identified between the fighters contracted to overrun El Fasher and locations in the city of London.
The apartment in Tottenham is listed to a corporation called Zeuz Global, established by two individuals named and sanctioned recently by the American authorities for recruiting contractors to combat for the RSF.
Both figures – Colombian nationals in their 50s – are described in records at the UK company registry as living in Britain.
The firm is active. The following day the United States announced sanctions on those behind the Colombian mercenary operation, Zeuz Global abruptly moved its official location to the centre of London. Its new postcode corresponds to one luxury accommodation in Covent Garden.
Both hotels stated they had no connection to Zeuz Global and had no idea why the company had used their postcodes.
"It is of major concern that the primary figures the American authorities states are orchestrating this fighter recruitment have been able to set up a UK company operating from a flat in the capital," said an expert, a analyst and former member of a United Nations group on Sudan.
Experts argue the situation highlights concerns over how people openly censured by the US for "contributing to the civil war in Sudan" were able to apparently set up and run a firm in the UK capital.
The British foreign secretary has censured the RSF for "systematic killings, abuse and assault" following the group’s seizure of El Fasher. The RSF has been accused by the US with genocide.
When asked about Zeuz Global, the registry did not comment on whether it had awareness of the firm’s operations or verify the location of the sanctioned individuals.
Contacting Zeuz proved unsuccessful; its online site, created in spring, was labelled as "being built" with lacking information.
According to the American authorities, the man at the centre of the South American recruitment operation for the RSF is a dual Colombian-Italian national and former army officer based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The US accuses this individual of having a key part in recruiting ex-military personnel to be deployed to Sudan using a Colombian employment agency. His wife was also sanctioned for owning and managing the firm.
Another individual with two citizenships was also sanctioned for managing a business accused of processing money and salaries for the operation employing the Colombian fighters.
"In 2024 and 2025, companies in America linked with this individual engaged in many bank transactions, amounting to many millions of US dollars," the official announcement read.
In spring of the current year, the sanctioned individuals set up a company in north London named ODP8 Ltd – later renamed Zeuz Global.
Three days later, the RSF attacked the Zamzam displacement camp, killing more than 1,500 innocent people. After its capture, the site was handed over to Colombian mercenaries, who began planning for assaulting El Fasher.
The penalized people are named in Companies House records as holding "starting shares" in the company, with one identified as a person of "significant control".
Both list the UK as their "place of residency".
The hiring of the South Americans has had a profound impact on the course of the conflict, experts state. These nationals have allegedly trained children to be soldiers, as well as serving as marksmen, infantrymen, trainers, and operators for unmanned aircraft.
These drones proved key in the capture of El Fasher and during combat in other regions.
"The war in Sudan is a technologically advanced one, with precision munitions and remote aircraft causing daily civilian deaths," added the expert. "These systems require outside assistance to operate. We know that the Colombian mercenary operation has been a major component of this outside support."
He noted that the participation of penalized persons in a London firm underlined broader concerns over the absence of strict vetting when companies are established.
"Having a UK company like this is a passport for criminals to do deals with respectable entities. It's still harder to join a fitness centre in most cases than to set up a UK company," he said.
A government source said that the new rollout of "compulsory ID checks" for corporate officers would provide more confidence about who was establishing and controlling UK companies.
The role of the South Americans in Sudan first emerged last year, leading to an apology from Colombia’s foreign ministry.
One of the fighters recently confirmed that he had instructed minors in Sudan and fought in El Fasher.
The United Arab Emirates, repeatedly alleged of arming the RSF, has also been linked to the recruitment of the contractors. A investigation alleged that Emirati business people supplying Colombians to the RSF were linked to a high-ranking Emirati figure. The UAE has consistently denied these allegations.
A British government spokesperson said: "The UK is calling for an immediate end to atrocities, the safety of non-combatants, and the removal of barriers to humanitarian access."
They noted that the UK had also imposed restrictions on RSF leaders for their role in the crimes in El Fasher.
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