Peace Also Brings New Currency to Southern Sudan

NPR | By Jason Beaubien

Published May 31, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Jason Beaubien

Jason Beaubien is NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent on the Science Desk.

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