The African country with the shortest people on the continent
Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.
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Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being obliterated by mining: 'It's a real mess'
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 ...
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We know how many okapi live in zoos. In the wild? It’s complicated
Found in the DRC’s Ituri Forest, a part of the Congo Basin rainforest, they’re popular favorites at zoos around the world.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Chinese Mining Operations Devastate Congo's Protected Lands
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 ...
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DR Congo rangers killed in raid to find US journalist
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.