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.

To look at, Lake Kivu seems, well, innocent. Situated on Rwanda’s western border, it is both a prominent food source in the country, and – increasingly – a tourist hotspot.

Mention lakes and boating activities in Rwanda, and many people naturally think of no other place but Gisenyi. Lake Kivu, to be precise. From Kigali, they just by pass Musanze en route to Gisenyi.

The shore of Lake Kivu in Rwanda offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in Congo, the same lake displayed devastation and misery after an armed group called M23 captured the lakeside ...

Beneath the beautiful surface of Lake Kivu lie huge reservoirs of methane and carbon dioxide that could power Rwanda for 100 years. But if released onto the surface, these gasses could also ...

LAKE KIVU, RWANDA — With Kivu’s rolling green swells and serene coastline, it’s hard to imagine why this is called one of Africa’s “killer lakes. ...

The Bahutu wreaked a savage reprisal; after Rwanda won its independence in July 1962, some 86,000 Watutsi streamed into neighboring Tanganyika, Uganda, Burundi and the Congo’s Kivu Province. But ...

Two hundred and fifty feet below the surface of Lake Kivu, which covers an area of roughly 1000 square miles on a natural border between Rwanda and Congo, some 250 cubic kilometers of carbon ...

The Explosive Hazard Hiding in an African Lake Rwanda’s Lake Kivu has dense depths packed with methane and carbon dioxide gas . John Wenz Knowable. October 14, 2020. Get our newsletter!