Lake Kivu
Cafes, Croissants, and Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo
After decades of civil war, the cafe scene in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is slowly beginning to take off, providing both new delicious food options and a sense of normalcy to a conflict-scarred region.
'Everybody Thought it Was Witchcraft, so He Died': Doctors Fight to Change Beliefs and Save Lives on Remote DRC Island
On the remote island of Idjwi in Africa's Great Lakes, locals believe rampaging tropical diseases are the manifestation of curses inflicted upon people who deserve to suffer.
A Mother’s Race to Save Her Sons on a Remote Island in Africa
VICE News followed a mother on a trek to the only hospital in northern Idjwi, an island in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
How to Fish on an Exploding Lake
Straddling the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lake Kivu is full of small sardines prized by local fishermen. It's also loaded with dissolved carbon dioxide and methane, which have the potential to explode.
