News

Genetically modified T. kivui gains ability to metabolize carbon monoxide
Genetic changes can occur naturally through evolution or can be initiated with the help of genetic engineering. The bacterium ...
Opinion
The New Times on MSN2dOpinion
The UN’s willful blindness in DR Congo’s endless crisis
There are times when words from the world’s most powerful table—the UN Security Council—do not merely fail to solve a problem; they actively entrench it. Such is the case with Resolution 2773 (2025), ...
animalsaroundtheglobe1mon
The Most Dangerous Lake in the World—And Why It Can Kill Instantly
Image by Jack Lockwood, USGS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Lake Nyos was formed through volcanic activity ... Other volcanic-dominated lakes, such as Lake Kivu in Africa, possess similar ...
Fides1mon
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony of the forgotten conflict in eastern DRC: The “100 days of liberated Goma”
Stretched along the shores of Lake Kivu, caressed by the heat of the Nyiragongo volcano ... Fear, anger, and the absence of justice fuel a form of mob justice that is faceless and merciless. The ...
GMA Network1mon
At least 148 people die after boat catches fire in Congo, media reports say
Boating accidents are common in Congo, where old, wooden vessels are the main form of transport between villages and ... at least 78 people drowned when a boat with 278 passengers capsized in Lake ...
NBC News1mon
At least 148 people die after boat catches fire in Congo, media reports say
Boating accidents are common in Congo, where old, wooden vessels are the main form of transport between ... a boat with 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu, eastern Congo. In a separate incident ...
Sahara Reporters1mon
More than 140 Persons Dead In Major Boat Accident In DR Congo
Boating accidents are common in Congo, where old, wooden vessels are the main form of transport between ... a boat with 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu, eastern Congo. In a separate incident ...
ScienceAlert2mon
Mass Anthrax Outbreak Kills Dozens of Hippos in African National Park
It is transmissible to humans and potentially fatal in its inhaled form. The hippopotamuses were found floating in a river south of Lake Edward ... in the North Kivu province, where the hippos were ...
Hosted on MSN2mon
Anthrax poisoning kills dozens of hippos in Africa's oldest national park
It is transmissible to humans and potentially fatal in its inhaled form. The hippopotamuses were found floating in a river south of Lake Edward ... in the North Kivu province, where the dead ...
CBS News2mon
Dozens of hippos die of anthrax poisoning in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo
It is transmissible to humans and potentially fatal in its inhaled form. The hippopotamuses were found floating in a river south of Lake Edward ... in the North Kivu province, where the dead ...
Mongabay3mon
The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)
The highland sector of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, located on the opposite side of Lake Kivu, which has been a ... 2015.06.037 Feedback: Use this form to send a message to the author of this ...
Foreign Affairs3mon
How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo?
By publicly laying out a historical case for a Rwandan presence in Congo, he appeared to be preparing the way for some form of annexation ... Once Minova and Sake on Lake Kivu had fallen to the ...