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Thousands of Sudanese demonstrated in Port Sudan to protest the government’s decision to offer new securities and withdraw securities traded in areas under its control.
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Following the protests in Port Sudan, the government extended for a week the validity of the securities it plans to withdraw from circulation.
Since April 2023, Sudan has witnessed a war between the Sudanese army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
In recent weeks, the army has been advancing towards Khartoum in an attempt to regain control of the capital, after being driven from Khartoum by the Marine Forces at the start of the war.
The government loyal to Al-Burhan, head of the Council for Transitional Sovereignty, is based in Port Sudan, located on the Red Sea.
The war has left thousands dead and displaced more than 11 million people, including 3.1 million internally displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration. According to the United Nations, it caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history.
The war destroyed the infrastructure in Sudan and left no economic sector available, resulting in the closure of most banks.
The government explained that the purpose of offering new security in areas under the control of the army in the north and east of Sudan “is to protect the national economy and to fight the criminal operations that took place during the last period.”
However, this move raises fears of a rift between these areas and the areas under the control of the Rapid Support Forces, which span almost the entire western Darfur region and large parts of the south and center of the country.