Kivu

[ kee-voo ]

noun

1. Lake, a lake in central Africa, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. 1,040 sq. mi. (2,700 sq. km).

Kivu

/ ˈkiːvuː /

noun

1. Lake Kivu
   a lake in central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) and Rwanda at an altitude of 1460 m (4790 ft). Area: 2698 sq km (1042 sq miles). Depth: (maximum) 475 m (1558 ft)

Example Sentences

At least 20 bodies have been recovered from Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after a ferry capsized just a few hundred metres from its destination.

From BBC

The boat was travelling from the town of Minova in South Kivu and sank as it was arriving on Goma's shore on Thursday morning.

From BBC

The reason it will take time to transport the vaccines is that they need to be stored at a precise temperature - below freezing - to maintain their potency, plus they need to be sent to rural areas of South Kivu, like Kamituga, Kavumu and Lwiro, where the outbreak is rife.

From BBC

At a treatment centre in South Kivu province that the BBC visited in the epicentre of the outbreak, they say more patients are arriving every day - especially babies - and there is a shortage of essential equipment.

From BBC

Even though 200,000 vaccines, donated by the European Commission, were flown into the capital, Kinshasa, last week, they are yet to be transported across this vast country - and it could be several weeks before they reach South Kivu.

From BBC