New Sudanese notes circulate in RSF areas, deepening de facto split

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir

June 25 (Reuters) – Newly issued Sudanese pounds have begun circulating in territory controlled by a paramilitary group fighting the national army, raising questions about the source of the notes and potentially deepening the country’s de facto division.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – which cooperated with Sudan’s armed forces before the two fell out and began fighting a war in April 2023 – now controls large swathes of the country, including the vast western Darfur region.