Bukavu

American

[boo-kah-voo] / buˈkɑ vu /

noun

a city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Bukavu British

/ buːˈkɑːvuː /

noun

Former name (until 1966): Costermansville. a port in E Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), on Lake Kivu: commercial and industrial centre. Pop: 294 000 (2005 est)

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The capture of Uvira at the beginning of the month extended the M23's territorial gains in eastern DR Congo after they had earlier captured the major cities of Goma and Bukavu.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

Shortly afterwards the rebels captured the next big city in eastern DR Congo, Bukavu, capital of South Kivu.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

In the past two months, the M23 have taken control of two key cities - Goma and Bukavu.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

After Goma, they took control the city of Bukavu in mid-February.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025

At the end of January they took the major hub of Goma in DR Congo's North-Kivu province and in mid-February Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, fell.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

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