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

Profile image of a young African bull elephant with mouth open ... As habitats shrink in the Congo River Basin, encounters ...

A virus originally found in animals, mpox – which causes the disease of the same name – is now circulating in humans.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for mediation in the eastern Congo ahead of two meetings to address the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group's offensive across the region.

Mt Kilimanjaro, the Rwenzori Mountains and Mt Kenya are Africa’s three highest points. Here’s how to stand atop the world’s wildest land.

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is transmitted from animals to humans. The CCHF virus is transmitted from wild and domestic animal species such as cattle, sheep, and goats. The CCHF virus is ...

TRYING to understand the anatomy of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is like asking blind people to define an elephant. The feedback that the blind people will get and share ...

According to a sangoma, the spirits of the 14 killed SANDF soldiers must be brought back to South Africa or else there will ...

In August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency after a deadly outbreak in the ...