Rwanda said Wednesday it had made its first oil discovery, with confirmation of 13 reservoirs in Lake Kivu, which makes up part of its border with DR Congo. FRANCE 24's correspondent, Clement di ...

The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum, and Gas Board (RMB) has announced the discovery of 13 oil wells in Lake Kivu, marking a ...

Rwanda backtracked Wednesday from an earlier claim that it had discovered its first oil reserves in Lake Kivu, saying it was still in an exploratory phase and looking for partners.

Rwanda has confirmed the presence of oil in Lake Kivu, bordering Uganda and DR Congo. The country said there is a possibility ...

Rwanda is set to join Africa’s oil-producing nations following a significant oil discovery in Lake Kivu. According to the ...

Scientists say underground magma has been flowing toward Lake Kivu since the deadly eruption of the nearby Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday. An eruption from under the lake could trigger the ...

In October, at least 78 individuals died after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu in the Congo. Jean-Jacques Purusi, governor of the South Kivu province, spoke to The Associated Press at the time and ...

At least 78 people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just a few hundred metres from its destination. The boat was travelling from the town of ...

An ambulance drives to the shores of Lake Kivu after a boat ferrying passengers and goods sank in Goma, Congo, on Oct. 3. A ferry overloaded with people capsized on the Busira River in ...