Bukavu

[boo-kah-voo]

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noun

a city in the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Formerly Costermansville.

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Its ambition: to open a permanent media center and a women radio station in Bukavu.
The Solution Is in Your Hands
Ronnie Cho
March 2, 2011
The road from the Rwanda-Congo border to Bukavu—a war-torn city on the southeastern edge of Lake Kivu—was almost impassable.
Congo's Feminist Fight
Linda Bird Francke
July 7, 2010
The first survivor she met, at Panzi hospital in Bukavu, became the first rape interview she broadcast over the airwaves.
Congo's Anti-Rape Crusader
Delphine Minoui
June 28, 2010
The Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, is a Christian hospital founded by Dr. Denis Mukwege in 1999.
Take Action!
The Daily Beast
March 8, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for bukavu

Bukavu

noun

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

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