While the idea of getting anywhere near something like Lake Kivu might be off-putting to some–myself included. Others see it as an opportunity. The folks at the KivuWatt project are the latter.
A boat capsized in Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday, with well over 200 people on board.
Fighting between Rwanda-backed M23 fighters and government forces has raged for months in the towns, villages and cities on the DRC side of the lake, which straddles the border with Rwanda.