M23 has taken control of both provincial capitals on the lake -- Bukavu on the southern side fell on Sunday weeks ... agricultural products grown in North Kivu and transported to the city from ...

Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is bustling again with cargo and passenger boats. The lake was quiet for almost a month after rebels captured the port cities of Goma and Bukavu.

Traffic on Lake Kivu between Bukavu and Goma, two provincial capitals in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), resumed Tuesday after weeks of suspension due to clashes in Goma.

Bukavu depends in part on agricultural products grown in North Kivu and transported from ... villages and cities on the DRC side of the lake, which straddles the border with Rwanda.