Over the last decade, towns in the north of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seen the increasing migration of Indigenous Batwa people, according to censuses seen by ...

Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be ...

The soft singing of workers rings out at daybreak in the Congolese village of Romee, whose wooded haven is threatened by a ...

Congo-Brazzaville goes to the polls this weekend and 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule. At the start of 2025, the government set a target of boosting ...

Tension is escalating in Nsoowe Central Forest Reserve in Gomba District as pastoralists continue to enter the forest, allegedly destroying planted trees and threatening licensed tree ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have now discovered for the first time that large blackwater lakes in the extensive peatlands of the central Congo Basin are releasing ancient carbon. To date, climate ...

DRC's forests are prized by buyers of forest concessions -- some for logging, others for contested carbon-offset programmes - Copyright KCNA VIA KNS/AFP STR DRC's ...

Romée (RD Congo) (AFP) – The soft singing of workers rings out at daybreak in the Congolese village of Romee, whose wooded haven is threatened by a scramble for forest land that has sparked deadly ...

Traditional music and dance remain central to the cultural life of many indigenous forest communities in the Congo Basin. Gatherings often feature rhythmic singing, percussion, and coordinated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DRC's forests are prized by buyers of forest concessions -- some for logging, others for contested carbon-offset programmes (Glody ...