This story is part of Women of Impact, a National Geographic ... were burned down and six people were killed. Photograph by Adriane Ohanesian I was in northeastern Congo to document the lives ...

Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park ... the Ba’Aka—a forest-dwelling people indigenous to the Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Cameroon—stories of ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to ... A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. Mélanie Gouby is an investigative journalist ...

Since the ethnic conflict in neighboring Rwanda spilled into Congo in 1994 ... This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. When the ranger studied the ragtag ...

“When I speak of removing the ban, people say, ‘It’s over, Congo will award concessions ... Bazaiba, who replaced Nyamugabo in April, tells National Geographic that she is reviewing the ...

National Geographic Explorer Michael Fay and his team arrive at the Ndoki II logging camp in Congo. Explorers ... “We’re trying to make sure people recognize the importance of the world ...

But the mysterious flu-like disease that has killed more than 143 people — mainly women and young children — in the Democratic Republic of Congo has finally been identified. "The mystery has ...