For centuries, at least, the indigenous Bantu peoples of Central, East, and Southern Africa have traded tales of a lumbering ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

In this article, we’ll explore the top 10 animals and wildlife that call the Congo Basin home. From majestic elephants to elusive forest-dwelling birds, dive into the heart of this thriving natural ...

the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea. This expansive forest is second only to the Amazon in terms of size and biodiversity, harboring countless plant and ...

Humans play a far greater role in the fate of African ... in the Congo Basin – at 1.6 million square-kilometres, it is the second biggest continuous rainforest in the world. Scientists believe most of ...

Denis Sassou Nguesso is preparing an equatorial forest summit in his capacity as president of the country currently chairing the Congo Basin Climate Commission. Scheduled for mid-June, that event aims ...

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which thousands of people have been killed, thousands forced to leave their ...

See All Key Ideas Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation could imperil the region’s rich wildlife.

The African Union, AU, has warned against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country’s east.