Lake Kivu, the 1,040-square-mile “killer lake” that stretches over the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has long been a source of trepidation. Because it sits between ...

Residents living along the shores of Lake Kivu in central Africa have always appreciated – and feared – its power. In Swahili, the word mazuku, or “evil wind,” refers to pockets of deadly, odorless ...

Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. To look at, Lake Kivu seems, well, innocent ...

Tea and coffee, Rwanda's primary exports, have been the main drivers of an average increase of 5 per cent GDP growth in recent years. But the country, dependent on grants, possesses little of the ...

The lake’s lethal combination of methane and carbon dioxide has residents fearing for their lives, but it’s also the country’s most vital and promising energy source. The Guardian states: “Some ...

Rwanda is centering its new energy plan on an unlikely, potentially dangerous source: Lake Kivu. At first glance, the lake's placid blue waters appear harmless enough (shown to the right). But beneath ...

LAKE KIVU, RWANDA — With Kivu’s rolling green swells and serene coastline, it’s hard to imagine why this is called one of Africa’s “killer lakes.” Fishermen have known for more than a century about ...

This 20m-long barge will help extract methane from the lake Nestled at the foot of active volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, and deep within the idyllic surroundings of Gisenyi town, are the waters ...

LAKE KIVU, Rwanda (Reuters) - Rwandans blame the "demons" of Lake Kivu for the deaths of fisherman and others who have occasionally disappeared on one of Africa's great expanses of water in the heart ...

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