Sudan Extends Currency Replacement Deadline Amid Protests

Port Sudan / Durdeib — Sudan’s Supreme Committee for Currency Replacement has extended the deadline for exchanging old banknotes by one week, now ending on December 30. Khaled Aleiser, Minister of Culture and Information, announced the decision after a meeting led by Sovereignty Council member Lt Gen Ibrahim Jaber, stating it would allow more time to address logistical challenges.

Complaints have surfaced in eastern states over inadequate access to banking services in rural areas. In Durdeib, in…