The Uganda-Rwanda rivalry represents one of the main factors in shaping the dynamics of regional politics in the Great Lakes region in general and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in particular. The two arch rivals fought violent battles on their lands between 1999-2000, while the indirect confrontation between them almost developed into a war in later stages.
East Congo abounds with a huge range of underground wealth such as gold, diamonds, oil, cobalt and other precious metals. Rwanda warns of the danger of the “Forces Democratic for the Liberation of Rwanda” (FDLR), active in eastern Congo.