China is reaping the rewards of its massive mining investment in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of surging ...

Campaigns that educate people about the destruction caused by rain forest timber and encourage purchasing of sustainable rain forest products could drive demand down enough to slow deforestation ...

Home to one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems, the Congo Basin casts a sprawling natural tapestry across Central Africa. It is the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world, teeming with a ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with ...

An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...

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The film focuses on a series of hunger strikes organized by those incarcerated at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison, in protest of conditions in highest-security prisons. By Alissa Wilkinson ...