Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have begun withdrawing from the eastern Congolese town of Uvira in an effort to support U.S.-backed peace efforts, their leaders said on Wednesday, promising to complete the ...

Dominique Bikaba’s family was once displaced from vibrant rainforests in the Congo Basin to make way for a sweeping national ...

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...

The militia said the withdrawal was intended to give ongoing peace talks with the Congolese government “the maximum chance to ...

For the first time in 35 years, gorillas have a home at the zoo. It's a big upgrade from the previous enclosure for the ...

Hamilton, the zoologist who dedicated his life to saving Africa’s elephants from systematic slaughter—despite being nearly ...

U.S. President Trump says he has ended the long war in eastern Congo. But despite signing peace deals, Congo’s M23 rebels ...

Rwanda has, this week alone, received over 754 Congolese refugees fleeing intense fighting between AFC/M23 movement and the DR Congo government coalition forces in South Kivu Province. The new ...

Cutting through the heart of the continent, the Congo River is among the world’s most powerful and mysterious waterways. This video examines its geography, its role in shaping the Democratic Republic ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. KINSHASA, Congo — A boat capsized in central Congo, leaving 64 people missing, authorities said Wednesday. The ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat capsized in central Congo, leaving 64 people missing, authorities said Wednesday. The river barge sank on Monday on the mouth of the Sankuru River in Kasai province, an ...