Great Lakes Region of Africa

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The Great Lakes Region of Africa is a conflict-affected area in central and eastern Africa encompassing several countries around the African Great Lakes, known for its complex political dynamics, humanitarian challenges, and rich natural resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
political region
borders East African Rift
climate equatorial
tropical
contains Lake Albert
Lake Edward
Lake Kivu
Lake Malawi
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Victoria
continent Africa
hasInternationalActor African Union
European Union
United Nations
hasInternationalFramework International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
hasIssue cross-border armed groups
food insecurity
illegal exploitation of natural resources
sexual and gender-based violence
weak state institutions
hasNaturalResource cobalt
coltan
copper
diamonds
gold
natural gas
oil
tantalum
tin
hasPart Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Malawi
Rwanda
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
hasPeaceAgreement Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region
knownFor armed conflict
biodiversity
ethnic tensions
humanitarian crises
large numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons
political instability
rich mineral resources
locatedIn Central Africa
East Africa
surface form: Eastern Africa
namedAfter African Great Lakes

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East Africa Time usedInRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Lake Tanganyika shoreline hydrologicalContext Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Ha people locatedIn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Fipa people culturalArea Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Burundi region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Entebbe partOf Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Kagera River region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Luo hasLinguisticArea Great Lakes Region of Africa
subject surface form: Luo language
this entity surface form: Lake Victoria region
Mwanza regionServed Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Lake Victoria region
Kirundi region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Geita Region locatedIn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Luo people populationRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
White Nile sourceRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of central Africa
Virunga National Park locatedOn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
First Congo War locatedIn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Kinyarwanda region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Kingdom of Buganda locatedIn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Independence of Tanganyika region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda regionServed Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
North Kivu Province partOfRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Kivu partOf Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Mabalako locatedInRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1925 regionConcerned Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Kalunguta hasCoordinateRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2098 regionConcerned Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
South Kivu partOfRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Mangina locatedInSubregion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Katwa locatedInSubregion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Hutu subregion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Tutsi primaryRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Twa associatedRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Missionaries of Africa historicalFocusRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Mwanza, Tanzania regionServed Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Tabora–Kigoma railway locatedOn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Great Lakes peoples locatedIn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Kalemie region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Bantu E languages geographicDistribution Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Nyiragongo region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Lake Kivu partOf Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Haya people region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
UN Security Council Resolution 955 concernsRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Great Lakes Bantu languages spokenIn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Nzera locatedIn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Tanzania and Burundi arePartOf Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: African Great Lakes region
Ruvubu River region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Interahamwe militias activeIn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Kivu conflict locatedIn Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
Moru–Madi languages region Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: East-Central Africa
Zanaki people culturalArea Great Lakes Region of Africa
this entity surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa