Lake Kivu
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| Area | 2700 |
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| Surface elevation | 1460 |
| Max. depth | 480 m (1,575 ft) |
| Island | Idjwi |
| Fish | Nile tilapia |
| Ripon barbel | |
| Lake Rukwa minnow | |
| East African red-finned barb | |
| Barbus salmo | |
| Did you know | Lake Kivu is one of three lakes in the area which experience limnic eruptions, along with Nyos and Monoun lakes. |
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| ID | 809209 |
About Lake Kivu
Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika.
DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives
... The authorities had previously said 200 people had died following torrential rainfall on ThursdayIn several villages close to the shore of Lake Kivu, people have been digging through the mud with their hands in a desperate search for missing relatives...
DR Congo: 'My life has changed thanks to coffee'
... An ideal climate and hilly terrain has seen generations of farmers grow Arabica coffee on Idjwi island in Lake Kivu, located between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda...
Does it matter if we know where our food comes from?
... Mr Mulomba has spent most of his life working in coffee cultivation, but last year was put in charge of a coffee-washing station for the AMKA co-operative, a group of more than 2,000 farmers close to Lake Kivu...
