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Ijwi Island

Also known as Ijwi

Ijwi Island is a large island in Lake Kivu, part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was home to a small kingdom of the Havu people. In the late nineteenth century the Rwandan king Kigeli IV Rwabugiri invaded it and imposed Rwandan rule for some years. The island is densely populated and known for farming and coffee.

Ijwi Island — Image: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ijwi Island. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ijwi-island
MLA: “Ijwi Island.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ijwi-island. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Ijwi Island.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ijwi-island.
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