Sudan: RSF Areas Ban New Currency As Sudan Governor Replaces Banknotes

Port Sudan / Khartoum — The deadline for replacing banknotes ends today in seven states and tomorrow in Sennar state. Adding to the complexity, civil administrations aligned with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have banned the new currency, declaring its possession and circulation a crime punishable by law, according to an RSF civil administration representative at a press conference in Khartoum on Saturday.

In RSF-controlled areas, civil administrations introduced strict measures…