Reuters – President Barack Obama will attend a U.N. summit on Sudan this month, U.S. officials said on Wednesday as they stepped up a bid to head off conflict there before a referendum that could split the African nation.

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Obama to attend U.N. meeting on Sudan September 24
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AFP – US President Barack Obama will attend a meeting on Sudan at the UN headquarters on September 24 to show the importance the United States places in a looming referendum on independence for southern Sudan, US ambassador Susan Rice said Wednesday.

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Obama to attend Sudan referendum meeting at UN: US official
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