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  • Can nature outcompete war in Eastern Congo?
  • Rwanda vs Congo Gorilla Trekking: The Ultimate Showdown
  • Congo’s forests under strain from overlapping land use

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

Can nature outcompete war in Eastern Congo?

In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, discussion of conservation often centers on loss: forests cleared, wildlife depleted, conflict spreading across landscapes that once su...

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blog.rhinoafrica.com /5 days ago

Rwanda vs Congo Gorilla Trekking: The Ultimate Showdown

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the ultimate gorilla trekking showdown in the heart of Africa. In the red corner, Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park with its legendary mountain gori...

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africanews.com /3 weeks ago

Congo’s forests under strain from overlapping land use

Despite renewed global attention on ecosystem protection during Earth Day, the Congo Basin’s forests — among the world’s most vital carbon sinks — are facing mounting threats.

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

DRC: Can the Kivu–Kinshasa Green Corridor turn a war economy into one of hope?

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Félix Tshisekedi is banking on one of Africa’s most ambitious conservation and development plans to transform the future of the Democra...

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news.mongabay.com /3 days ago

A ‘symphony’ of wildlife suggests carbon financing is working in Sierra Leone

One of the first things H.S. Sathya Chandra Sagar noticed in Gola Rainforest National Park was its profusion of sound. Standing amid the tallest trees he’d ever seen, Sagar could h...

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africanews.com /2 weeks ago

Inside the world’s only Bonobo rescue sanctuary in DRC

At the edge of Kinshasa’s forest, a quiet rescue mission unfolds every day: human caregivers stepping in as mothers for orphaned bonobos, the world’s most endangered great ape foun...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

‘I like impossible missions’: A conservationist’s mission to turn around Salonga’s fate

SALONGA, Democratic Republic of Congo — At nearly 70 years old, Spanish conservationist Luis Arranz is taking on what he calls a new “impossible mission”: changing the fate of Salo...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

Angola’s highest mountain and its unique wildlife are now protected

Angola has declared its highest mountain, Mount Moco, part of a new conservation area to protect its threatened Afromontane forests. The Serra do Moco Conservation Area, which incl...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

Defying conflict to track the world’s rarest chimpanzees

GASHAKA GUMTI NATIONAL PARK, Nigeria — Here in Nigeria’s largest protected wilderness area lies one of the last strongholds of the Nigeria–Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes elli...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park: “If conservation creates hardships, it won’t work”

SALONGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of the Congo — For over two decades, Emmanuel de Merode has worked at the intersection of conservation, conflict, and development in the...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

A Congo Basin-led bioeconomy could boost Central Africa’s green transition (analysis)

The Congo Basin, often referred to as the “second lungs of Earth,” holds immense potential for leading Central Africa’s green transition. Home to the world’s second-largest tropica...

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africanews.com /5 days ago

Congo throws open its borders to Africa

From January 1, 2027, the Republic of Congo will abolish visa requirements for all African citizens, marking a major step toward continental integration. Announced in Brazzaville b...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

The little-known story of emerging ecotourism in the Central African Republic

BAYANGA, Central African Republic — For many outside the country, the Central African Republic remains defined by a set of familiar images: conflict, instability, weak infrastructu...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

Why conservation needs stories of progress

I’m writing this from deep in the Congo rainforest after a day spent observing elephants and gorillas. The presence of such magnificent creatures is both invigorating and a reminde...

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africanews.com /1 month ago

Four critically endangered mountain bongos return to Kenya from Czech zoo

Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic.

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news.mongabay.com /1 week ago

He survived a deadly attack, now he is calling for better working conditions for rangers in DRC

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa, protecting nature can cost you your life. For years, rangers operating in parks such as Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega have wor...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

A unique clearing in Central Africa draws elephants from the dense forests

BAYANGA, Central African Republic — Throughout most of Central Africa, it’s difficult to spot herds of forest elephants all at once. They move through dense rainforest, remaining e...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

‘True success’ is a DRC that no longer needs outside help: Interview with EU envoy Fabrice Basile

KINSHASA — Few countries are the focal point of as many expectations, tensions and contradictions as the Democratic Republic of Congo. With its vast forests, iconic protected areas...

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news.mongabay.com /2 weeks ago

New Congo oil find highlights Africa’s energy paradox amid Hormuz crisis

On April 13, 2026, TotalEnergies EP Congo announced it had discovered hydrocarbons on the Moho permit, offshore of the Republic of Congo. The company estimates the find could amoun...

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getaway.co.za /5 days ago

One-armed gorilla gives birth again after remarkable survival story

The post One-armed gorilla gives birth again after remarkable survival story appeared first on Getaway Magazine.

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getaway.co.za /2 days ago

Republic of Congo announces major visa-free travel plan for Africans

The post Republic of Congo announces major visa-free travel plan for Africans appeared first on Getaway Magazine.

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getaway.co.za /1 month ago

Air Congo opens new Johannesburg-Kinshasa route, giving corporates more choice

The post Air Congo opens new Johannesburg-Kinshasa route, giving corporates more choice appeared first on Getaway Magazine.

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

Kenya to receive 4 mountain bongos from European zoos

The Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC) is on track to receive four male mountain bongos from European zoos, a move aimed at helping boost the population of one of Africa’s mos...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

Amid conflict and poaching, tech helps boost mountain gorilla numbers

The population of the world’s last mountain gorillas has rebounded by 73% since 1989, allowing the subspecies to be reclassified from critically endangered — one step away from ext...

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