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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 18 April 2007 Countries of the Great Lakes region of central Africa have resurrected a former political and economic alliance so they can cooperate on a number of initiatives. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. Dem

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