Bukavu is part of the ancient
territory of Bushi Kingdom, the main ethnic group of South-Kivu. It was
governed by a “Muluzi” Nyalukemba, when the first Arabs, then the European
arrived in Bushi at the end of the 19th century. (“Muluzi” or “Baluzi” in the
plural means « the nobleman or nobility to Shi. It is equivalent to Watutsi or
Tutsi in Kinyarwanda. Before the Europeans came in Bushi Kingdom, Bukavu was
called “Rusozi”. The name Bukavu comes from the transformation of word 'bu
'nkafu ' (farm of cows) in Mashi, the language of Bashi. Bukavu was
