The death toll from such an explosion would be staggering. Around 2 million people live on the shores of Lake Kivu, and "if anyone were in that cloud, it would take a minute to kill them," Morkel ...

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A boat capsized in Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday, with well over 200 people on board.

Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is bustling again with cargo and passenger boats. The lake was quiet for almost a month after rebels captured the port cities of Goma and Bukavu.

Bukavu depends in part on agricultural products grown in North Kivu and transported from the ... long boat journey across eastern DR Congo’s Lake Kivu, the first sailing between the lake ...

A boat carrying soccer players capsized on the Kwa River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 25 ...

Traffic on Lake Kivu between Bukavu and Goma ... further straining movement and access in the region. People wait in line to get on board at a dock in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

the lack of drinking water is forcing people in Goma to rely on untreated water from Lake Kivu. And the rainy season makes matters worse. Crime is another complicating factor following the ...

The AFC/M23 rebels accused the Congolese armed forces of using a Sukhoi 25 fighter jet to bomb "densely populated areas of Kalehe," a territory of South Kivu province, and killing 10 people and ...

As thousands of people have been crossing the border from South Kivu into Burundi to seek refuge ... such as the closure of airports and lake navigation routes, is affecting our ability to provide ...