Kivu

American  

[kee-voo] / ˈki vu /

noun

1. Lake, a lake in central Africa, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. 1,040 sq. mi. (2,700 sq. km).

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Kivu British  

/ ˈkiːvuː /

noun

1. a lake in central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) and Rwanda at an altitude of 1460 m (4790 ft). Area: 2698 sq km (1042 sq miles). Depth: (maximum) 475 m (1558 ft)

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Kivu

Gavi said that around 55,000 frontline workers in Ituri and North Kivu have received Ervebo through previous preventive vaccination campaigns.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Last month, the M23 rebel group said the outbreak was over in North Kivu, although the WHO hasn’t made such a declaration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

It has now spread to five provinces in eastern DRC -- from the epicentre in Ituri to North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo and Haut-Uele.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

In DR Congo, cases are currently concentrated in the eastern provinces of Ituri, South Kivu and North Kivu.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

My parents grew up in these towering mountains, the Hauts Plateaux, in a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo called South Kivu.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana