“We are one of the few companies in the world that roast their beans in their country of origin,” says Kivu Noir co-founder Kevin Mbundu. “Most coffee supply chains involve 11 steps that can ...

but last year was put in charge of a coffee-washing station for the AMKA co-operative, a group of more than 2,000 farmers close to Lake Kivu. Here, beans from farms across the region have their ...

Most of the former combatants here came from Masisi in DR Congo's North Kivu ... coffee", while others use dry milling - called "natural". SCPNCK follow the wet method, which shows off the bean's ...

Kivu coffee farmer, Turanyi Kabasura ... meaning that a small portion of the beans gets a darker roast to bring out the full intensity and body of the coffee. In cup, Nespresso says the smooth ...

The farmers and families behind this coffee are as special as the flavor it offers," said the company in an email. The beans for this roast are grown near Lake Kivu along the Rwandan border and ...

A worker checks the quality of coffee beans [File: Lionel Healing/AFP] On ... She arrived in Biakato in 1997 from Beni in North Kivu – another province in the east plagued by decades of conflict.