The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly ...

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense ...

One impact of climate change is increased tropical storms. The southeast of Africa experiences tropical cyclones - for ...

Join presenter, Chioma, for an introduction to the physical geography of the continent of Africa, from the Sahara Desert in the north, to the Cape region in the south. Join presenter, Chioma, as she ...

Congo is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a mineral used to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and smartphones. It also has substantial gold, diamond and copper reserves.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country’s capital ...

The Congo Basin forms part of a global trio of tropical rainforests - along with the Amazon and Borneo-Mekong regions - which together account for 80% of the world’s remaining tropical forests ...

However, it turned out to be a giant elephant. The Congo Basin is Earth’s second-largest rainforest. It has lost a major forest cover in the past few years, opening up the gates to an animal world ...

After a century of decreased sightings, reports of a long-necked water monster the size of a hippopotamus are once again ...

At least 943 people fell sick and 52 died in Equateur province at the start of the year, with symptoms ranging from fever and fatigue to vomiting and weight loss.

The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international ... estimated to be worth $24 trillion and critical to much of the world’s ...