Kenya and Uganda redraw their borders on Lake Victoria.(Border accord)(Brief article)(Conference notes) African Business | January 1, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2009 IC Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

A glow of bright beacons is to signal the end to a century of cross-border fishing conflict on Lake Victoria now that Kenya and Uganda have agreed to redraw their boundaries. The often acrimonious issue was tackled at a meeting of fisheries ministers from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania at which it was agreed to re-establish frontier lines. In addition, the accord will resolve the disputed ownership of Migingo Island--a barren, one-acre flashpoint for the countries' police forces.

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