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 ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have said they would withdraw from the eastern Congo town of Uvira at the request of the U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

Trump Lands Congo-Rwanda Peace Agreement With Impact Unclear Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, from left, US President Donald Trump, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi ...

The president trumpeted a peace pact in a meeting with the two countries’ leaders that includes incentives for U.S. access to minerals. Fighting in eastern Congo has continued in the months since an ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...