Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake was recently the site of devastation and misery after a rebel offensive. By the peaceful shore of Lake Kivu in Gisenyi, Rwanda ...

The country has also made notable ... for the exploration of cross-border hydrocarbon resources and the exploitation of ...

Bukavu depends in part on agricultural products grown in North Kivu and transported from ... villages and cities on the DRC side of the lake, which straddles the border with Rwanda.

Rwanda-backed rebels took control of Goma, a city on Lake Kivu. Goma Dispatch For ... used by the Congolese Army left the country through the border with Rwanda accompanied by M23 and U.N ...

Congo and UN officials have warned the rebel’s next stop may be Bukavu, a city of about a million people on the southern tip of Lake Kivu along Rwanda’s border. The trading hub is an important ...

The instability has sucked in neighbouring countries to devastating ... Sitting on the border with Rwanda and the shores of Lake Kivu, Goma is a vital trading and transport hub that is within ...

Why it's incredible: The lake contains huge amounts of explosive carbon dioxide and methane. Lake Kivu is a giant body ... supplying energy to power the country's electrical grid.

Around 20 dead after boat sinks on DR Congo lake ... border violence for the past three decades. Deadly shipwrecks on lakes and rivers are common occurrences in the central African country ...

78 Drown After Boat Capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu, Provincial Governor Says By Djaffar Al Katanty and Ange Kasongo GOMA (Reuters) -At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers ...

GOMA, Congo — At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on ... boat accident in the central African country, where overcrowding on vessels is ...