There are many mysteries in the infamous lower Congo River—Not only is it is treacherous, turbulent, and very deep, but it is home to hundreds of species of fish. One of these species is a little more ...

Some parents beg administrators at Glen Leven Presbyterian Church Day School to get their kids into 'Ms. Gigi's classroom. Kinzounza, 56, has been teaching at the same school for 25 years — and in ...

Scarcely a month ago, the Congo Republic’s tiny army deposed President Alphonse Massamba-Debat, only to reinstate him 20 hours later when military leaders found no one with enough popular support to ...

The first messages from Brazzaville, capital of the Congo Republic, reported that paratroops led by a Maoist officer had overthrown left-wing President Alphonse Massamba-Debat, forcing him to flee to ...

A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally important carbon store is twice as old as previously thought, according to a new scientific study. An international team of ...

An international team of researchers has shown that the tropical peatland complex, which is the world’s largest, began forming about 42,000 years ago, more than 20,000 years earlier than previously ...

The central Congo Basin contains the world’s most extensive tropical peatland complex, spanning 16.7 million hectares. Until now, radiocarbon dating of ancient peats has been limited to 14 samples ...

Throughout Africa's post-independence history, political instability and military coups have led to the tragic assassinations of several sitting presidents. Sylvanus Olympio holds the grim distinction ...

After nearly three months of halted activities, teachers and students at Marien Ngouabi University in Brazzaville will return to the classroom on Monday, December 30. This follows significant progress ...

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