Countries in Central Africa’s Congo Basin — led by Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, and Equatorial Guinea — are being watched closely for the possibility of future political upheaval.

These strange, sudden canopy gaps, called bais, are located only in the rainforests of the Congo Basin of west-central Africa. Some stretching the length of 40 football fields, and some only a few ...

Globally, over 1 000 park rangers have been killed over the last decade. According to the World Wildlife Fund, more than 100 died on the job in Asia and Central Africa in 2018 – nearly half at the ...

Despite the evidence of their critical ecological importance, we stood by while the Congo Basin, the heart of Africa, the Earth’s second great rainforest, was decimated by human activity ...

This area, nested in the Congo Basin, is Africa's oldest national park. It's home to the only mountain gorillas left on the planet. But parts of this precious land are now up for auction.

SECAM, which represents the eight regional bishops' conferences in Africa, also joined a policy brief on Indigenous rights coordinated by CIDSE, a network of most European-based Catholic ...

Some of Africa’s best-known protected areas are found within the Congo Basin. The forest faces growing threats from logging, agriculture, mining, and infrastructure projects. (Image: Getty) ...

Spanning over six countries, the Congo Basin is the world’s largest carbon sink. In the run-up to the Africa COP-27, Central African voices are calling for adaptation. Listen to voices of local ...

Hundreds dead as Congo River basin submerged by generational floods By Ange Adihe Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba January 11, 2024 12:47 PM UTC Updated January 11, 2024 ...

The importance of the Basin's forests was recognised at Glasgow's climate conference COP26 when 12 donors - including the UK, USA, Norway and France - signed the Congo Basin Pledge, committing $1. ...

The Congo Basin in central Africa is one of the largest wilderness areas left on Earth, spanning 3.4 million square kilometers (1.3 million square miles).

The Congo Basin, the world’s second-largest forest has distinct meteorological characteristics, and its ecosystem is controlled by complex interactions between many climatic phenomena that act ...