Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.

In 2022, Global Forest Watch documented a record 1,920 hectares ... which is most prevalent along the Ituri River and National Route 4, between Mambasa and Nia-Nia. The problem has grown over ...

Found in the DRC’s Ituri Forest, a part of the Congo Basin rainforest, they’re popular favorites at zoos around the world.

These activities, which have bypassed international protection standards and Congolese law, are wreaking havoc on the landscape along the Ituri River. What was once a lush forest sheltering ...

Ituri is often described as the bloodiest corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite three peace agreements purportedly ending the five year-old Congolese war, fighting in ...

The Okapi reserve covers nearly 14,000 sq km (5,400 sq miles) and protects part of the Ituri forest near the borders with South Sudan and Uganda.

Unrest broke out between the Hema and Lendu communities in the north-eastern province of Ituri. A UN-sponsored broadcaster said the assailants were eventually forced back by security forces.

The Prosecutor’s Office is not prepared to investigate the serious crimes that have cast a shadow over Ituri since the conflict in this region began in 1998, nor does it have the personnel to ...