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    The document summarizes Africa's longest running armed conflict - Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. It notes that since 1987, the LRA has abducted over 70,000 children to use as soldiers to kill civilians or as sex slaves. The LRA originated in Uganda but has expanded its operations to other countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and the Central African Republic. Organizations like Invisible Children are working to increase awareness about the conflict.

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    The document summarizes Africa's longest running armed conflict - Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. It notes that since 1987, the LRA has abducted over 70,000 children to use as soldiers to kill civilians or as sex slaves. The LRA originated in Uganda but has expanded its operations to other countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and the Central African Republic. Organizations like Invisible Children are working to increase awareness about the conflict.

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    Africa's Longest-Running Armed Conflict Joseph Kony's LRA

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    The document summarizes Africa's longest running armed conflict - Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. It notes that since 1987, the LRA has abducted over 70,000 children to use as soldiers to kill civilians or as sex slaves. The LRA originated in Uganda but has expanded its operations to other countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and the Central African Republic. Organizations like Invisible Children are working to increase awareness about the conflict.

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    Africas Longest-Running Armed Conflict

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