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New study assesses threat to wildlife from cacao expansion in Congo Basin
Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation ...
allAfrica.com on MSN11d
Congo-Kinshasa: Chinese Mining Operations Devastate Congo's Protected Lands
In the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, an environmental catastrophe is unfolding at a rapid pace. The Okapi ...
Eco-business11d
‘Multi-year’ droughts have become more frequent, drier and hotter over past 40 years
Droughts spanning multiple years have become drier, hotter and more frequent over the past 40 years, according to new ...
The New York Times3d
A Conflict in Congo
Congo’s mines are making the rebels — and their patrons in Rwanda — rich. A map of Africa highlights two countries: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with two major ...
Reuters3d
Congo's army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel's southern march
Earlier this week the Tutsi-led M23 rebels seized Goma, the largest city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo which is home to lucrative gold, coltan and tin ore mines. They then shifted ...
Reuters4d
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
In Democratic Republic of Congo this week, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized Goma, the country's largest eastern city. A force composed of South African troops and Southern African allies that had ...
CNN3d
DR Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after rebels claim takeover
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swathes of the nation’s mineral-rich east ...
Daily Express8d
The deepest river in the world that’s also Africa’s second longest
The continent of Africa is home to some incredible and diverse landscapes - ranging from vast deserts and towering mountains, to lush rainforests and savannahs which make for the perfect safari.