Currency collapse heaps more pain on civilians in divided Sudan

By Eltayeb Siddig , Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz OMDURMAN, Sudan, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Sudanese pound has haemorrhaged nearly half its value in army-held territory since the start of the summer, piling misery on civilians trying to rebuild their lives and complicating authorities' efforts to project normalcy in areas they control. The collapse is one of the most dramatic since Sudan's armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces went to war nearly 3-1/2 years ago and is putting even basic commodities out of reach for many.