Saturday, November 20, 2004

African Leaders Sign Great Lakes Peace Pact

International News Article | Reuters.com: African Leaders Sign Great Lakes Peace Pact:

"Eleven African countries signed a U.N.-backed peace deal for the Great Lakes region on Saturday, pledging to end genocide, war, hunger and disease that killed 3 million over more than a decade.

"Thirteen heads of state signed the peace framework -- the first step toward stability in an area encompassing Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) --on Saturday at the close of a two-day summit in Dar es Salaam."

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