Researchers at ETH Zurich have now discovered for the first time that large blackwater lakes in the extensive peatlands of the central Congo Basin are releasing ancient carbon. To date, climate ...

Deep in the Congo Basin, vast peatlands quietly store enormous amounts of Earth’s carbon — but new research suggests this ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a $1.2 billion, five-year health partnership with the United States, joining Uganda in embracing Washington's new bilateral financing model, even as Zambia ...

Africa is home to the world’s youngest population, some of the fastest-growing markets, vast deposits of critical minerals, enormous ...

The United States and Congo have sealed a major five year health financing pact valued at $1.2 billion, marking the latest reset in how the U.S. structures its medical support across Africa. In a ...

The Congo Basin forests store billions of tonnes of carbon and regulate rainfall patterns across Africa, yet the region remains among the least financially rewarded for conserving its natural capital.

In a new study published in N ature Geoscience, the team focused on two darkly stained lakes shaped by organic runoff from ...

US sanctions target Rwanda’s army over M23 backing, marking a potential turning point in ...

Opposition to a deal that would allow U.S. companies access to critical minerals in Congo is growing after Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi returned from the U.S. minerals summit last week — with ...

A spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo has been killed in a drone strike, a local U.N.