The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), which has consistently opposed the death penalty, maintains its stance. Speaking to La Croix International, Monsignor Donatien Nshole ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

Nangaa partners with Rwandan-backed insurgents Rebel coalition seeks to tap into frustration, misrule UN and other powers urge Rwanda to withdraw troops from Congo Live coverage: Jan 27 (Reuters ...

This destruction threatens not just local biodiversity, but the global climate, as the Congo Basin rainforest serves as the world's second-largest carbon sink. Despite claims of respecting ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23 ...

Wildlife in the heart of the Congo Basin, an area that stretches from western and southern Cameroon to northeastern and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are most at risk from the expansion of ...

M23 rebels seize Minova, key supply route to Goma Congo, UN accuse Rwanda of backing M23 rebels Latest fighting displaces over 178,000 people, NGOs suspend activities GOMA, Democratic Republic of ...

Government forces have been fighting against M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the key eastern ...

It was apocalyptic’ - *John ‘The devastating escalation in the use of explosive weapons is a new and dangerous development in a three-decade conflict already rife with human rights and humanitarian ...

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has already displaced 237,000 people this year. Escalating ...

The plan was announced by the High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), a platform for intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation. Miguel Ángel Moratinos called ...

However, the total elephant density in the parks still remains lower than in other protected areas in the Congo Basin. Meanwhile ... such as poaching for the bushmeat trade and trafficking ...