The Democratic Republic of Congo is covered in rainforest and savanna, but poachers and militia groups often roam freely in the country's wilderness areas as years of armed conflict and government ...

An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.

LAGOS, Nigeria — The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States, days after their death sentences were ...

The Congo Basin in central Africa is one of the largest wilderness areas left on Earth, spanning 3.4 million square kilometers (1.3 million square miles).

The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said Friday. About 500 passengers were on board.

The new U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, held a genial call with Congo’s president and a tense one with Rwanda’s, in which he said he was “deeply troubled” by the escalation.

Three Americans repatriated to the United States from Congo were charged Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department with staging an elaborate coup attempt aimed at overthrowing the African nation ...

The Congo Basin in central Africa is one of the largest wilderness areas left on Earth, spanning 3.4 million square kilometers (1.3 million square miles).

The Congo government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on Tuesday, a potential boost to Qatar's efforts to end the Central African ...

A rainforest in Africa tries to reverse the damage form years of conflict and neglect How a unique wilderness in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being revived and preserved for future generations.

Conservationist Steve Boyes is gathering scientific information across the length of the Congo River, ... In 2023, alongside a team from the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, ...