Disputes - international:
Tutsi, Hutu, and other ethnic groups, associated political rebels,
armed gangs, and various government forces continue fighting in the
Great Lakes region, transcending the boundaries of Burundi,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda to gain control
over populated areas and natural resources; government heads pledge
to end conflict, but localized violence continues despite UN
peacekeeping efforts; conflict in Sudan has extended rebel forces
and refugees into Uganda