Congo River and Basin
The Congo River (also known as the Zaire River) is the third longest river in the world, and the second longest in Africa (after the Nile River in northeastern Africa). Its riv...
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KINSHASA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo
has founded a 30,000 square km (12,000 square mile) nature
reserve to protect the bonobo, a great ape that is man's closest
relative, the ...
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Kindu, Congo (dpa) - Hands full of crumpled bills reach out toward
Norbert Mulamba, who is patiently keeping up with his clientele, and
handing out ice cream cones to each o...
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Inga (dpa) - In the darkness, majestic and sombre, the Inga
hydropower station resembles the Colosseum.
But Rome's ancient arena is just 50 metres high, ten fewer th...
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Heavy gunfire broke out in Congo's capital Thursday near the home of a former warlord who was second in last year's presidential vote, U.N. officials and witnesses said. Government soldiers deploye...
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More than 100 people died in two days of fighting in Congo's capital, an aid group working with hospitals and morgues said Sunday.There were 79 bodies in Kinshasa's main morgue by late Saturday nig...
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On his first official visit to Africa as the United Nation's secretary-general, Ban Ki-Moon toured this war-torn capital Saturday, praising its people for holding their first elections and ushering...
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KINSHASA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of
Congo should reform its security forces and prosecute members
accused of raping, murdering and torturing suspected opponents
of President Jo...
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Congolese government forces summarily executed civilians and members of a politician's private militia and used excessive force during clashes with the militia last year, according to a preliminary...
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Corn farmers in southern Zambia used to be able to predict the year's first rainfall, almost to the day. Now, October often stretches into November, and November into December, before the rain come...
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Congo River and Basin
Congo creates new refuge for humans' closest relative
