evidence: Tensions at the lake have been exacerbated by reports that DR Congo and Uganda are tussling for ownership of the island of Rukwanzi. [...] The Ugandan authorities would not allow me to visit Rukwanzi, but I took a boat out onto Lake Albert to meet Ugandan Rose Kirungi. [...] Rukwanzi is seen as a strategic location for oil exploration which has been going on in the area for several years.