The discovery of oil and gas in the East African region could mark the beginning of long-drawn-out diplomatic dramas triggered by territorial disputes over control of resources. Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Zanzibar, South Sudan and Uganda are all engaged in arguments over borders, which have intensified with the discovery of minerals...[The] past three years have seen multimillion-dollar foreign investments in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan and Mozambique. The huge flow of foreign investments into the oil and gas sector is creating unease between countries seeking control of the region’s natural resources...Having languished in abject poverty for decades, the discovery of oil and gas and other precious minerals has sparked new interest in once neglected areas with semi-desert characteristics, deep waters and borderlands such as Turkana.