Kivu

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Kivu is a conflict-affected region in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo known for its rich natural resources, humanitarian crises, and recurrent outbreaks of violence and disease.

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Kivu canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region
borders Burundi
Rwanda
Uganda
conflictType civil conflict
cross-border conflict
inter-ethnic conflict
contains Lake Kivu
North Kivu Province
surface form: North Kivu

South Kivu
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasCity Bukavu
Goma
Uvira
hasEthnicGroups Bembe
Hunde
Hutu
Nande
Tembo
Tutsi
hasInternationalPresence United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO)
hasIssue child soldier recruitment
human rights abuses
insecurity
refugee flows
weak state presence
hasLanguage French (official)
Swahili (lingua franca)
hasSubregion Ituri Province
surface form: Ituri (historically associated in conflict dynamics)
knownFor Ebola outbreaks
armed conflict
armed groups
cholera outbreaks
coltan deposits
ethnic violence
gold deposits
humanitarian crises
illegal mining
internally displaced persons camps
natural resources
population displacement
sexual violence in conflict
tin ore (cassiterite)
tungsten ore (wolframite)
locatedIn Ituri Province
surface form: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
locatedOnContinent Africa
partOf Great Lakes Region of Africa
surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
timePeriodOfMajorConflict First Congo War
Second Congo War
post-2003 ongoing conflict

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