Bukavu

American  

[boo-kah-voo] / buˈkɑ vu /

noun

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

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Bukavu British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Earlier this year, the M23 captured the eastern region's main cities of Goma and Bukavu.

From BBC

Decades of conflict escalated in January 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 armed group's lightning offensive saw it capture the key eastern cities of Goma and Bukavu, just over the border with Rwanda.

From Barron's

U.S. and others accuse Rwanda of providing critical military support to M23 rebels, whose rapid offensive earlier this year left them in control of mineral deposits and two major cities in eastern Congo, Goma and Bukavu.

From The Wall Street Journal

Decades of conflict had escalated earlier this year when the M23 seized control of large parts of the mineral-rich east, including Goma, the city of Bukavu and two airports.

From BBC