What’s behind the strange rash of ’dinosaur’ sightings in the Congo?
For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...
‘The Tree of Authenticity' Is a Cinematic Essay About Congo's Colonial Past and Ecological Significance
Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the ...
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How Congo’s trees are smuggled through East Africa
In association with the Pulitzer Rainforest Centre Rainforest Investigations Network, a four-part series investigating timber smuggling from the DRC through Kenya and Uganda.
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Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...
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Mining in a forest conservation site clouds Republic of Congo’s carbon credit scheme
The Republic of Congo set up a REDD+ program in the Sangha and Likouala regions, aiming to reduce deforestation and store carbon from 2020 through to 2024. However, in the Sangha region alone, the ...