The Great Lakes Region has been blighted by civil wars and conflict over many decades; and also has been the theatre of many activities by the United Nations whose stated goal is to engage in efforts to bring peace and stability.
Some of the continuous and deliberate associations with the region include genocide, political instability, armed conflicts, porous borders and humanitarian crisis; and of course along with tensions over natural resources and other potentially destabilising factors.
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