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Dec 6, 2022 · Rapid growth in a city in Central Africa is causing a landslide to speed up. Houses crowd together atop the northern part of the Funu landslide in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo....
Apr 7, 2022 · In Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the thousands of plastic bottles thrown into the Ruzizi River routinely clog the hydropower station's turbines, shutting it down for months...
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In January 2021, the mayor of the city was suspended because of his involvement in the grabbing of state plots and the sale of plots in the Ruzizi cemetery. Land speculation makes Bukavu the most expensive city in the country in terms of plot prices and rent costs.
Nov 12, 2023 · Nestled in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, this bustling city’s property landscape has been shaped by various factors, from economic shifts to demographic changes. Let’s dive into the evolution of this vibrant market and uncover the trends that have defined it.
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.
Sep 24, 2024 · In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, Congo), the opaque land governance framework, known to be at the bottom of countless conflicts ranging from disagreements between neighbours to violent clashes between armed groups, has been undergoing reform for more than ten years.
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Jun 26, 2019 · In a recent Congo Research Brief, we analyse the nexus between property rights, land governance and land conflicts in the Panzi neighborhood of Bukavu, the provincial capital of South Kivu. Property rights are notoriously precarious in Panzi, as they are in other urban areas of eastern Congo, which has led exasperated Congolese citizens to ...
