For centuries, at least, the indigenous Bantu peoples of Central, East, and Southern Africa have traded tales of a lumbering ...

Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...

Africa is a beautiful continent, surrounded with deserts jungles, forest and rivers which is at the heart of this lively ...

The Congo Basin has a total area of about ... equal to that of the entire European Union. The river and its tributaries flow through the Congo rainforest, the second largest rainforest area ...

Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the importance of sound Pier Paolo Pasolini adaptation he is hoping to make.

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See All Key Ideas This article was produced with the support of the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations ... Situated in the Congo Basin, the world’s largest carbon sink, absorbing 750 ...

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