Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Burundi, Rwanda and DRC relaunch economic bloc

(Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi have relaunched a regional economic bloc that is seen as a key step in restoring peace and stability in the turbulent central African region.

The Great lakes Countries Economic Community, known under its French acronym CEPGL, was created in 1976 to ease trade and free movement of people in the three countries.


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