Bukavu

[boo-kah-voo]

noun

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

Bukavu

/ buːˈkɑːvuː /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

Decades of conflict escalated earlier this year when M23 rebels seized control of large parts of the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo including the regional capital, Goma, the city of Bukavu and two airports.

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Mainly led by ethnic Tutsis, it controls large parts of eastern DR Congo - and since January has taken control of Goma, the city of Bukavu and two airports.

From BBC

The conflict escalated earlier this year when M23 rebels seized control of large parts of eastern DR Congo, including the regional capital, Goma, the city of Bukavu and two airports.

From BBC

Decades of conflict escalated earlier this year when M23 rebels seized control of large parts of eastern DR Congo including the regional capital, Goma, the city of Bukavu and two airports.

From BBC

The M23 captured Goma in late January, followed by the city of Bukavu, and has since set up governing structures in the regions under its control.

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