You’ve heard of the beard of bees — well, I’m wearing a full balaclava of them. They’re enveloping me so thickly I look like a sideshow apiarist. I swipe my palms across my face and they collect ...

A wildlife ranger has paid the ultimate price in the effort to protect endangered mountain gorillas in Democratic Republic of Congo, reports Wildlife Direct, a group that promotes wildlife protection ...

The boy is hypnotised, staring at the glass in my hand, eyes wide. I give it a swirl and the ice chimes against the side. I’m used to stares in Africa, but this is something beyond curiosity, a naked, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Local climate activists in Congo are hoping ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The Belgian empire invaded the Congo rainforest during the late 19th century and swiftly established itself as the cruelest imperial force in Africa. The Congo ...

he Congo Basin is the second largest contiguous tropical forest area on earth. Even though it is so vast and plays such a major role in the global climate system, there is no empirical data on the ...

The Republic of Congo, not to be confused with neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, is home to some of the most diverse wildlife in the world (Picture: Scott Ramsay) You’ve heard of the ...