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

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

South Kivu has now gone 49 consecutive days without confirming a new Ebola case, exceeding the disease’s maximum 42-day incubation period, the U.N. said this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Ituri neighbours both North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, both of which have also seen Ebola cases in the latest outbreak and have been plagued by near continuous violence for three decades.

From Barron's ● May 29, 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