Ariño, now 95, defends legal hunting in Africa in his books and recounts how he once shot a record 20 animals in just 75 ...

Rwanda provided “critical” support to the M23 rebels’ recent offensive in eastern Congo, which helped secure Kigali’s access to minerals and fertile ground, ...

In eastern DR Congo, a rebel group called M23 has been fighting the country's government. DR Congo says that Rwanda is helping this group by giving them weapons and support, but Rwanda says this is ...

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Setting up the world’s biggest giant tropical forest reserve in the Congo Basin is a step towards conserving the area and creating jobs for local communities.

The green corridor will follow the course of the Congo River, the world's second largest after the Amazon, which meanders 4,374km in a long arc through central Africa.

Topping the list is the Congo River, with its dangerous rapids, lethal wildlife including Nile crocodiles and the fearsome Goliath tigerfish, and a reputation for deadly human-wildlife conflicts.

Why is the Mississippi River endangered? According to American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, the river is threatened by the uncertain future and role that FEMA has in ...

Cuts to FEMA could have lasting effects for the Mid-South due to flooding along the Mississippi River, a new study shows.

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river that feeds one of ...