The Republic of Congo’s Lac Télé Community Reserve is a remarkable reservoir of biodiversity in the Likouala swamp forests. The reserve is also home to 20,000 people living in 27 fishing ...

The Congo River Basin, one of the most biologically ... 140 invertebrate species: Among them are ants, beetles, and a unique firefly. 96 fish species: From electric fish to mud eels, the rivers ...

Stretching for 2,900 miles (4,700 km), it’s Africa’s second-longest river, after the Nile, and flows through seven countries: the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the ...

The leak turned a tributary of the River Congo red and killed huge numbers of fish, which some people ate, said Environment Minister Eve Bazaiba. She said that DR Congo would seek damages but did ...