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Six dead, 64 missing after boat sinks in Congo's Lake Kivu

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Six people were killed and 64 others were missing after a boat capsized in Democratic Republic of Congo's Lake Kivu early on Monday, local authorities ...
International Committee of the Red Cross

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Violence in South Kivu forces thousands of families to flee

We invite organizations, institutions and philanthropists to join us in our mission to alleviate the suffering of those ...

Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in Congo's South Kivu kills over 400 civilians

More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in the South Kivu ...
Yahoo

At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 on board capsized in eastern Congo, official says

GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, a local governor said. A frantic search and rescue operation was underway hours ...
PBS

At least 78 dead after passenger boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, a local governor said. According to Jean-Jacques Purusi, ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Dozens are presumed dead after an overloaded boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in Congo

KINSHASA, CongoKINSHASA, Congo — The majority of the 50 passengers aboard a wooden boat that capsized on a lake in eastern Congo are presumed to be dead, a local official said. The boat crossing Lake ...
Marine Link

Lake Kivu News

Six people were killed and 64 others were missing after a boat capsized in Democratic Republic of Congo's Lake Kivu early on Monday, local authorities said.Mustapha Mamboleo, a local official at Idjwi ...
Nasdaq

EXCLUSIVE-Canadian winner of gas rights on Congo's 'killer' Lake Kivu failed criteria

Nov 2 (Reuters) - A Canadian start-up run from a private home was chosen by Democratic Republic of Congo for a technically complex project to extract methane from the deep waters of a volatile lake, ...
Nasdaq

Congo unveils bids from nine companies for Lake Kivu gas blocks

KINSHASA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has received bids from nine qualifying companies for three gas blocks on Lake Kivu which it put up for auction on July 28, the ...
Reuters

Congo unveils tender for exploitation of methane gas on Lake Kivu

KINSHASA, May 30 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's oil ministry has called for bids to exploit reserves of methane gas at the bottom of Lake Kivu on its eastern border with Rwanda, the prime ...
The Washington Post

Deadly Mix of Gases Lurks in Congo's Lake Kivu

LAKE KIVU, Congo -- The blue-green waters of Congo's Lake Kivu conceal a deadly invisible mixture that could trigger a fiery disaster or be a blessing in disguise for the 2 million people who live ...