Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Selah Abong’o froze, convinced she was about to encounter something out of legend: a mokele-mbembe, Congo’s mythical dinosaur. In 2003 ...

No, sauropods don’t roam the Congo, but that didn’t stop the idea from gaining traction in cryptozoology circles. This alleged dinosaur, often called Mokele-Mbembe or “one who stops the flow ...

Pygmies are believed to be the earliest inhabitants of Central Africa, and around 600,000 live in Congo. A Catholic cleric in the province, Monsignor Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku, told The ...