LAKE KIVU, EASTERN CONGO- So placid and refreshing on the surface, a gentle breeze rippling cat’s paws as fishermen cast their drifting nets from skiffs that look like giant water bugs.

At least 78 people have died after a boat capsized in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a provincial governor said. Governor of South Kivu province Jean Jacques Purisi ...

Lake Kivu, located between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, is one of the smallest African Great Lakes formed by volcanic activity about one-five million years ago. Each night ...

Lake Kivu is a giant body of water that is so saturated with carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane at its depths it could explode without warning. Two other lakes in Africa have a similarly deadly ...

GOMA - At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Oct 3, a provincial governor said.

Two babies have been found alive on the shores of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Lake Kivu, days after floods and landslides killed more than 400 people in two villages in the country’s ...

In January, 22 people died on Lake Maî-Ndombe and in April 2023, six were killed and 64 went missing on Lake Kivu. Witnesses said the boat that capsized on Thursday was visibly overcrowded.

Lake Kivu is set to receive dedicated water transport routes to enhance navigability and ensure the safety of passengers and goods, The New Times has learned. Located in Rwanda’s Western ...