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Nord-Kivu (also Kivu-Nord, North Kivu) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic...

Nord-Kivu (also Kivu-Nord, North Kivu) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its provincial capital is Goma. It borders Ituri Province to the north, Tshopo Province to the northwest, Maniema to the southwest and Sud-Kivu to the south. To the east it borders Uganda and Rwanda. The province consists of three cities — Goma, Butembo and Beni — and five territories — Beni, Lubero, Masisi, Rutshuru and Walikale. The province is home to the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site containing the endangered Mountain Gorillas. North Kivu was formerly a "sub-region" in the region of Kivu. The region was the scene of much fighting during the Second Congo War (1998-2003), and the Kivu conflict (2004-present). In 2003 the Eighth Military Region of the new Congo Government's FARDC was established covering the province. Brigadier General Vainqueur Mayala is the current military region commander. During late 2008, the FARDC maintained its dismal record in combat against Laurent Nkunda's CNDP faction, losing the Rumangabo military camp to the rebels. The dissident Mai-Mai 85th Brigade, commanded by Colonel Samy Matumo, controls the casserite mine at