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Sudan’s replacement banknotes circulated in RSF-held areas, deepening the wartime monetary split

Newly issued Sudanese pound notes were reported circulating in Rapid Support Forces-held territory on 25 June, extending a government-led wartime currency replacement beyond state-controlled areas and reinforcing Sudan’s parallel financial fragmentation.

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South Sudan fixed 22 December 2026 for elections under the extended transition as core readiness benchmarks remained unmet

South Sudanese authorities on 22 June fixed 22 December 2026 for the country’s first post-independence general election, operationalising the September 2024 transition extension and election delay while legal, security, funding and peace-agreement gaps remained unresolved as of 24 June 2026.