Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika. In 1894, German explorer and officer Gustav Adolf von Götzen was the first European to discover the lake.
Kivu lake shoreline at Gisenyi, Rwanda
A methane extraction platform, Gisenyi, Rwanda.
Fishing boats on Lake Kivu, 2009
The Lukuga River is a tributary of the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that drains Lake Tanganyika. It is unusual in that its flow varies not just seasonally but also due to longer term climate fluctuations.
River Lukuga from the bridge in Kalemie
The Lukuga River, in dark blue
The black line indicates Stanley's route.