Hippos are dangerous — highly territorial and fiercely protective of their young. They are capable of capsizing boats and ...

Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally ...

Three cattle on the left, 20 elephants on the right,” shouts the expedition leader from the bow seat of the first of five ...

Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a temporary pond, doomed to dry up eventually. Inside swam a “rainbow” creature with “large” yellow eyes. Something about it caught the ...

On a floodplain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a shrinking pond, doomed to eventually dry up. Inside its murky waters swam a scaly blue creature with “large” yellow eyes. Something about ...

Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a seasonal pond, formed during the wet season and already shrinking.

Miniature Namib day geckos are considered “small-sized,” reaching about 3 inches in length, the study said. Researchers said they named the new species after the Latin word for “‘smallest’ or ‘very ...

A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in ...

Scientists found a “large” creature running “rapidly” across rocks in Angola and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Lobón-Rovira, Heinicke, Bauer, Conradie and Pinto (2025) ...

A peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern DRC paves the way for "a new era of stability", Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi ...

A peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern DRC paves the way for "a new era of stability", Congolese ...

Since the Rwandan genocide, the ongoing conflict in east Congo has killed 6 million people, in attacks, famines and unchecked disease outbreaks stemming from the fighting.