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Kivu
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Ki·vu  (kv), Lake
A lake on the border of Congo (formerly Zaire) and Rwanda north of Lake Tanganyika. It is situated at an altitude of 1,461 m (4,790 ft) and is Africa's highest lake.
Kivu [ˈkiːvuː]
n
(Placename) Lake. 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.)
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Noun1.Kivu - a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda
Lake Kivu
Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandese Republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
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He conceded that despite efforts by the FARDC and MONUC to improve and extend protection of civilians, "it is obviously not possible to protect everyone, everywhere, all of the time in the Kivus, an area the size of California with a population of eight million.
UN support for DR Congo army comes under fire by AFP / AFP Global Edition
This wave of refugees joined an estimated one million others who had fled the instability in the Kivus.
Inside Congo: five decades ago, V. S. Naipaul, the British novelist ... by New African
It directs Monuc "to attach the highest priority to addressing the crisis in the Kivus [eastern DRC], in particular the protection of civilians, and to concentrate progressively during the coming year its action in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
UN extends DR Congo mandate by Aljazeera.net
 
 
 
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