Contested waters: Conflict on Africa′s Great Lakes | Africa | DW | 27.08.2018
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The colonial power artificially drew the borders between the states — and often along the lakes — explains Clark. As a result, there is a higher potential for conflict in the border regions today. In the ongoing dispute over their claims to land and resources, some states still invoke this colonial-era demarcation.