KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Congo River has risen to its highest level in more than 60 years, causing flooding throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Congo Republic that has killed more ...

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Two-thirds of the forests in the Congo River Basin could disappear within 50 years if logging and mineral exploitation continues at current rates, environmental group WWF said in a ...

The cemetery in Mbandaka, a river port city in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the final resting place of ...

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Introduction / Barry Hewlett -- Cultural diversity of African Pygmies / Serge Bahuchet -- Population genetics of Central African Pygmies and non-Pygmies / Paul Verdu -- On Late Holocene population ...

There's a particular kind of tropical rainforest in Central Africa. A huge swath of the Congo River Basin is full of peat. In fact, scientists discovered only five years ago that the peatlands span a ...

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 12, 2024 (ENS) – After two months of heavy rain, the waters of the Congo River have risen higher than anyone has seen them in more than 60 years.

An October 2025 social media post correctly reported that researchers documented an apparent effort by a troop of chimpanzees ...

In an “acidic” river of central Africa swam a “large”-mouthed creature with a giraffe-like pattern. When visiting scientists snagged one of these unique animals, it immediately caught their attention ...

STORY: Residents in Democratic Republic of Congo use shovels to paddle their way through flooded streets now clogged with discarded plastic bottles and other debris. The Congo River has risen to its ...

Scientists found a “large”-mouthed river creature in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In an “acidic” river of ...