Sudan’s relentless war has fractured its economy, driving stark disparities in currency exchange rates and gold prices across regions.
Sudanese Armed Forces-controlled Khartoum and Port Sudan saw the US dollar reach 6,200 Sudanese pounds this week on the parallel market.
Gold prices in army territories simultaneously surged to approximately 850,000 pounds per gram, according to local market traders.
Conversely, the pound gained strength in Nyala, a key city held by the Rapid Support Forces.
Cash transactions in Nyala traded the dollar between 4,600 and 4,650 pounds, while digital transfers hovered near 5,750 pounds.
Local traders attributed the pound’s relative recovery to an influx of foreign currency from recent foreign-denominated wage payments.
Disrupted fuel supply lines during the autumn season further reduced dollar demand, temporarily bolstering the local currency in Nyala.
Meanwhile, gold in Nyala traded considerably lower than in Khartoum, fetching between 650,000 and 750,000 pounds per gram.
The deepening economic divide illustrates how the ongoing military conflict continues to shatter unified financial markets across Sudan.
