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| John Garang was for years the charismatic leader of the southern rebels |
South Sudan, the world's newest country, will launch its currency next week, officials say.
The South Sudan pound will feature the image of the late John Garang, the south's most revered leader, the AP news agency reports.
A 2005 peace deal that Mr Garang signed with Khartoum paved the way for the south's independence on 9 July.
Analysts say the launch of a currency is one of many challenges facing the new East African state.
Finance Minister David Deng Athorbei said plane-loads of the South Sudan pound would arrive in the capital, Juba, on Wednesday and it would be in circulation by Monday, the AFP news agency reports.
