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1. www.african-cities.org › bukavuBukavu - ACRC - African Cities

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Bukavu has more than 1 million residents and is one of the most populated cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Established in 1900 as a military post in Belgian King Leopold’s Congo Free State, Bukavu’s area has not expanded significantly since independence in 1960, but its population has greatly increased since the 1990s.

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3. www.concern.org.uk › news › democratic-republicThe Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis, explained: Five ...

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   6 days ago · Democratic Republic of the Congo consistently ranks among the world’s “poorest” countries, with (as noted above) 75% of the population living below the poverty line. However, it also has one of the largest reserves of potential wealth, including 200 million acres of cultivable land and large reserves of gold, diamonds, copper, zinc, coltan, and cobalt.

4. peacekeeping.un.org › en › monusco-ending-itsMONUSCO ending its mission in South Kivu after more than 20 ...

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   Jun 25, 2024 · Kinshasa, 25 June 2024 — The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) today closed its Bukavu office, the nerve centre of its South Kivu operations for more than 20 years with a high-level event. On 30 June, as agreed with the Government of the DRC, the Mission will complete its withdrawal from South Kivu marking the end of the first ...

5. news.un.org › en › storyOrlando Bloom describes ‘devastating impact’ of DR Congo ...

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   Jun 5, 2024 · Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom serves porridge at a UNICEF-supported nutrition centre in the Bushagara site for internally displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

6. www.cfr.org › violence-democratic-republic-congoConflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Global ...

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

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   Jun 5, 2024 · Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom meets with child reporters and members of children’s committees at the child-friendly space in the Bulengo site for internally displaced people in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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   Where is Bukavu located?

   • Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu Province and as of 2012 it had an estimated population of 806,940.

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   How many people live in Bukavu?

   • Bukavu Bukavu has more than 1 million residents and is one of the most populated cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Download the city scoping study (EN) Télécharger l'étude exploratoire sur la ville (FR) Established in 1900 as a military post in Belgian King Leopold’s Congo Free State, Bukavu’s area has not expanded significantly

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   Is Bukavu threatened by a limnic eruption from Lake Kivu?

   • Although not threatened by volcanoes as Goma is, Bukavu is equally in danger from a potential limnic eruption from Lake Kivu, in which vast quantities of dissolved carbon dioxide and methane could explode from the lake and threaten the lives of the 2 million people who live near the lake.

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   How did Bukavu get its name?

   • Bukavu was established in 1901 by the Congo Free State which became the Belgian Congo in 1908. Originally named Bukavu, it was named " Costermansville " (in French) or " Costermansstad " (in Dutch) in 1927, after Vice Governor-General Paul Costermans. In 1953, the name was changed back to Bukavu.

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9. www.news24.com › news24 › africaAs DRC turns 64, M23 rebels and Rwanda have President Felix ...

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   1 day ago · The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) turns 64 years this week, an anniversary it celebrated in terms that would be appropriate for a country at war. Which, for the DRC, is perhaps not far off. In a televised message in French, President Felix Tshisekedi said the country's "valiant soldiers are on the front line" and "together, we will overcome this unjustified aggression".