"Since the early 1990s the African Great Lakes region –  defined here as the Democratic Republic of Congo  (DRC), Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania – has  been convulsed by genocide, civil wars, inter-state  conflict and flawed democratic transitions.
The African Great Lakes region, comprising the DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania, has experienced turmoil since the early 1990s, marked by atrocities, civil conflicts, and unstable democracies.