Lake Kivu
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IDC deal must be scrutinised
Ramaphosa must now turn to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), which faces allegations of corporate governance failures similar to the PIC case. The latest concerns are…
How a boy born on World TB Day helped turn the tide on SA’s deadliest TB
Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease
Volcano evacuation order sparks mass exodus in DRC
Tens of thousands of residents fled Goma last weekend after Nyiragongo erupted on Saturday night — many across the nearby border to Rwanda — before returning.
DRC Ebola epidemic widens on eve of first anniversary
A total of 1803 lives have been lost in the second worst outbreak of Ebola on record, according to figures released Wednesday.
DRC’s Ebola outbreak has all the makings of a humanitarian crisis
The current Ebola outbreak in the DRC is devastating vulnerable communities already affected by displacement and violence
Kivu: The forgotten war
Fighting in Kivu, a region in the east of the vast powder-keg state of the Democratic Republic of Congo, first flared a generation ago
Contested waters: Conflict on Africa’s Great Lakes
East Africa is home to some of the largest and deepest lakes in the world. But many of them also mark the borders between countries
Breathtaking splendour
Homa Khaleeli writes that 15 years after a bloody genocide, Rwanda is well worth schlepping to.
‘Killer’ lake generates power for Rwanda
Rwanda is to develop an integrated gas-extraction and electricity-generation facility at Lake Kivu to neutralise the ”killer lake” and generate power.