Sudan's new banknotes have split its currency along the war's front lines, as the army and the rival RSF run competing money systems in a divided country.
SUDAN · GEOPOLITICS
Key Facts
—New money: Sudan’s army-aligned central bank has issued new banknotes, including a redesigned 1,000-pound note.
—A rival system: In areas held by the Rapid Support Forces, older notes still circulate under a parallel authority.
—Currency as a weapon: Each side accuses the other of using money to wage the war and starve its territory of cash.
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