Full Analysis Summary
Planned Darfur financial exchange
The Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasees) announced plans to establish a financial exchange named El Mustaqbal ("The Future") to operate in RSF-controlled parts of Darfur, according to local reporting.
A committee chaired by Mohammed Idris Khater, head of the civil administration in East Darfur, met in Ed Daein to plan opening a branch and to design an operational model described as semi-electronic.
About 60% of transactions are intended to be digital, and the project is reported to be awaiting a presidential decision by the Tasees leadership.
The venture is presented as a pragmatic response to severe liquidity shortages in the region following the 2023 fighting.
Coverage Differences
Tone / Emphasis
Both Dabanga Radio TV Online (Other) and Radio Dabanga (Other) describe the initiative in near-identical terms — reporting the committee meeting in Ed Daein, the semi-electronic model with ~60% digital transactions, and that the plan awaits a presidential decision by Tasees. Neither source offers contrasting editorial framing or alternative views beyond the direct reporting of officials' statements.
Cash and liquidity in Darfur
Tasees frames El Mustaqbal primarily as a tool to reduce reliance on cash and to ease acute liquidity shortages that have worsened in Darfur since the outbreak of the 2023 war.
Both reports link the initiative to rising inflation and deteriorating economic conditions.
They also note a related policy change by the Central Bank of Sudan, which recently raised the daily interbank transfer ceiling from SDG 1 million to SDG 3 million to help people cover basic needs, a context local reports use to underscore the severity of the region's cash and payments problem.
Coverage Differences
Narrative / Context
Dabanga Radio TV Online and Radio Dabanga both situate the exchange within the same economic context — liquidity shortages, rising inflation, and the Central Bank’s raised interbank transfer limit. There is no substantive divergence in narrative; both sources use these facts to justify explaining why Tasees is pursuing a local financial mechanism.
Exchange plan constraints
Economists cited in reporting caution that El Mustaqbal’s ambitions are constrained by legal and practical limitations.
Economist El Fatih Othman is quoted warning the plan is unlikely to succeed if it attempts to go beyond exchange-house functions.
He points to the centralisation of currency control in Khartoum, noting the Sudanese pound and currency controls remain under the Central Bank and that use of neighbouring currencies is limited to border trade.
The pieces emphasise these practical obstacles as key reasons why a locally run exchange may not replicate full central bank functions or enable international transfers.
Coverage Differences
Attribution / Reporting
Both sources report the same economist’s caution — El Fatih Othman — and attribute the same practical obstacles to him. There is no divergence in attribution: both 'quote' or 'report' his warning rather than editorialise it themselves.
Recognition and currency limits
Both reports stress legal and recognition hurdles: an unrecognised authority cannot perform sovereign central-bank functions or handle international transfers, and printing a private currency would be rejected.
The pieces emphasise that cross-border currency use is practically limited to border trade and that a locally issued currency or central-bank substitute would face immediate rejection and operational limitations.
These points are presented as sourced warnings rather than assertions by the reporters themselves.
Coverage Differences
Tone: Warning vs. Reporting
Dabanga Radio TV Online and Radio Dabanga both frame these limitations as warnings from the economist and as practical facts; neither source pushes an independent editorial claim that the plan will fail, but both present skepticism through quoted expert opinion. The reporting is consistent across both 'Other' type sources.
El Mustaqbal coverage gaps
Outcomes remain uncertain: El Mustaqbal is presented as an initial step subject to a presidential decision by Tasees.
Experts stress it is constrained by broader monetary sovereignty and recognition issues.
The two available sources (both labeled 'Other') largely mirror each other in content, quotes and tone.
No additional perspectives, such as statements from Khartoum authorities, international banks, or independent local businesses, are included.
These omissions leave unanswered questions about operational details, potential legal responses from Khartoum, and how cross-border trade would be handled in practice.
Coverage Differences
Missed information / Scope
Both Dabanga Radio TV Online and Radio Dabanga report the Tasees plan and expert warnings but do not include reactions from the Central Bank in Khartoum, international financial institutions, or local merchants; this omission is common to both sources and means the coverage lacks external verification or alternative perspectives.