Congo frees opposition leader and former president's ally Kabund
Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president's former right-hand man, Jean-Marc Kabund, his ...
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Documents, satellite data expose ongoing pollution near TotalEnergies’ Republic of Congo oil terminal
After hours spent at sea, fisherman Guy Bayonne Balou and his crew return to the southern shore of the Republic of Congo with ...
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...
Rebel advance causes panic in Congolese border town Uvira
Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said, ...
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Only 17% of peatlands, vital to curbing climate change, are protected, study finds
By John Cannon Peatlands around the globe hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, and yet new research reveals a much ...
Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...
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Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...
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DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities
DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...
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Is There a Dinosaur Hiding Out in the Congo Rainforest?
For centuries, at least, the indigenous Bantu peoples of Central, East, and Southern Africa have traded tales of a lumbering creature living in the Congo River Basin. The alleged dinosaur-like ...
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From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
which focuses on conservation and improving livelihoods for Indigenous peoples and other rainforest communities. Over in Peru, part of USAID’s $135 million funding in 2024 was dedicated to ...