Ivory Coast, who were playing their final qualifier in Sudan, got a 3-1 win that made overall winners of the group.

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Indeed, the United Nations World Food Program has stepped up warnings that a large-scale famine, potentially affecting some 3 million people in southern and western Sudan, is imminent.

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In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the Sudan emergency is to continue in effect beyond November 3, 2012.

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He was among roughly 3, 800 refugees, dubbed the Lost Boys of Sudan by reporters and aid workers, who were resettled in cities across the United States.

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Some 3, 350 African troops are currently deployed against the LRA in South Sudan and Central African Republic.

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The crisis constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan that led to the declaration of a national emergency in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, and the expansion of that emergency in Executive Order 13400 of April 26, 2006, and with respect to which additional steps were taken in Executive Order 13412 of October 13, 2006, has not been resolved.

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