In the heart of Africa's most remote rainforest lies Dzanga Bai, a forest clearing where shy, elusive elephants gather in astonishing numbers. It is a place so wild and untouched, it's been called the ...

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 ...

New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's still to come.

The river basin's rainforest harbours more than 10,000 plant species and 2,500 animal species, including two-thirds of all primates, which are under pressure from deforestation and land cover ...

As such, it is part of the Congo River basin, the second-largest river basin in the world and a global biodiversity hotspot with over 1,000 fish species. The river basin’s rainforest harbours more ...

The DRC ’s vast natural resources also include most of the Congo river basin, with over 150 million hectares of rainforest (home to more than ten thousand animal species), and 80 million hectares of ...

Spanning six countries in central Africa, the Congo Basin is the largest tropical rainforest on the continent and serves as the world’s most significant carbon sink.

Sightings of the Congo River Basin's dinosaur-like mokele-mbembe are increasingly common. Here's why.

'The Tree of Authenticity' is a cinematic essay about the colonial past and ecological significance of Congo screening at IFFR 2025 in Rotterdam.

Several blocks put up for auction in 2021 were located in the heart of the Congo Basin rainforest - in some cases overlapping Salonga National Park and areas of carbon-rich peatlands.

Rivers often invoke charm and serenity; however, some are quite dreadful due to their nature, inhabitants, or both. Here are ...