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Kivu

Kivu

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A mountain lake on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
  • proper noun
translation icon : Kivu
  • "MONUSCO helicopters this morning bombarded the M23 positions in the city of Kibumba," said North Kivu governor Julien Paluku.
  • Lake Kivu
  • South Kivu
  • North Kivu

Examples

  • Since the signing of the Lusaka Agreement, violence and the accompanying humanitarian disaster have been largely limited to two eastern provinces, South and North Kivu, and to the district of Kuri further north.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Lake Kivu is known for its stunning scenery and rich biodiversity.

  • ASRAMES worked with all health zones in the North Kivu province.

    Academic text (2003)
  • A hyperendemic area appears along the southern shores of Lake Kivu.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Lawless roads: In December 2007, I visited the Nord-Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So it's quite a big site," says Clovis Mwuambutsa, the coordinator for Oxfam in North Kivu Province.

    Blog text (26)
  • Olivier Hamuli, a DR Congo army spokesman in North Kivu province, said the M23 was clearly receiving support from Rwanda.

    Blog text (31)
  • For what is happening on the hills near Lake Kivu is at the vanguard of an effort to reverse years of neglect in agricultural development, tackle widespread chronic hunger, and satisfy the world's ever-expanding appetite.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The presence of this large, new, armed population of Hutu changed the ethnic balance in the Kivus, especially in the southern portion of North Kivu where indigenous Hutu joined forces with the Rwandan Hutu.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Closely related but less species-rich cichlid flocks also occur in the nearby, smaller lakes Edward, George, Kivu, Kyoga, and Nabugabo (Greenwood 1974, 1981).

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

Lake Kivu
vsKivu
6.8

A large lake between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with beautiful shores and underwater gas

is the shorter name that highlights its mountain location

Compounds

6.8

A large lake between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with beautiful shores and underwater gas

Surface Forms

Kivu main

Etymology

Kivu comes from the local Bantu languages of the area, such as Kinyarwanda, and was the traditional name people used for the 'lake'. So, think of Kivu as the local name for the mountain lake between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.