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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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