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Fighting new oil blocks in the Congo Basin: Interview with activist Pascal Mirindi 17 Jul 2026 15:49:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/fighting-new-oil-blocks-in-the-congo-basin-interview-with-activist-pascal-mirindi/ | ||
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New colobus monkey, ‘Likweli’, confirmed in DRC 15 Jul 2026 19:16:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/new-colobus-monkey-likweli-confirmed-in-drc/ | ||
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Clinical trials begin in DRC epicenter of Bundibugyo strain of Ebola 08 Jul 2026 09:59:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/clinical-trials-begin-in-drc-epicenter-of-bundibugyo-strain-of-ebola/ | ||
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Before tourists can see bonobos, trackers must earn their trust 23 Jun 2026 13:29:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/before-tourists-can-see-bonobos-trackers-must-earn-their-trust/ | ||
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Conservation efforts by families displaced for national park sees success in DRC 19 Jun 2026 05:44:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/conservation-efforts-by-families-displaced-for-national-park-sees-success-in-drc/ | ||
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As human Ebola cases climb in DRC, critically endangered gorillas are at risk 12 Jun 2026 13:30:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/as-human-ebola-cases-climb-in-drc-critically-endangered-gorillas-are-at-risk/ | ||
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Four years to earn their trust: Habituating bonobos in DRC’s Salonga National Park 11 Jun 2026 10:56:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/four-years-to-earn-their-trust-habituating-bonobos-in-drcs-salonga-national-park/ | ||
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Mongabay Africa’s most-read stories so far in 2026 05 Jun 2026 18:19:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/mongabay-africas-most-read-stories-so-far-in-2026/ | ||
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Local indigenous people get more land in a DRC community forest 04 Jun 2026 21:12:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/local-indigenous-people-get-more-land-in-a-drc-community-forest/ | ||
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Confinement and disinfected bedding: An ape sanctuary in DRC responds to Ebola 04 Jun 2026 09:47:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/confinement-and-disinfected-bedding-an-ape-sanctuary-in-drc-responds-to-ebola/ | ||
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Can deforestation predict Ebola outbreaks? Q&A with CDC’s Carson Telford 03 Jun 2026 09:39:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/can-deforestation-predict-ebola-outbreaks-qa-with-cdcs-carson-telford/ | ||
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Descendants of people pushed out for DRC national park lead forest conservation efforts 02 Jun 2026 22:30:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/descendants-of-people-pushed-out-for-drc-national-park-lead-forest-conservation-efforts/ | ||
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World Peatland Day honors a crucial ecosystem in the fight against climate change 02 Jun 2026 05:33:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/world-peatland-day-honors-a-crucial-ecosystem-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/ | ||
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‘People kept dying’: Interview with Dr. Macky Mbavugha on DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak 29 May 2026 19:00:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/people-kept-dying-interview-with-dr-macky-mbavugha-on-drcs-latest-ebola-outbreak/ | ||
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‘Corporate capture’ of critical minerals risks repeating DRC’s extractive past, warns indigenous leader 22 May 2026 20:46:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/corporate-capture-of-critical-minerals-risks-repeating-drcs-extractive-past-warns-indigenous-leader/ | ||
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Gunmen kill two rangers in latest deadly attack in DRC’s Virunga National Park 22 May 2026 03:55:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/gunmen-kill-two-rangers-in-latest-deadly-attack-in-drcs-virunga-national-park/ | ||
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Ebola outbreak reaches major cities in DR Congo, Uganda amid fears of regional spread 21 May 2026 20:51:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-reaches-major-cities-in-dr-congo-uganda-amid-fears-of-regional-spread/ | ||
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He survived a deadly attack, now he is calling for better working conditions for rangers in DRC 19 May 2026 16:43:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/he-survived-a-deadly-attack-now-he-is-calling-for-better-working-conditions-for-rangers-in-drc/ | ||
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Tensions rise in DRC mining region as community leaders arrested over protest 15 May 2026 21:41:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/tensions-rise-in-drc-mining-region-as-community-leaders-arrested-over-protest/ | ||
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At least 65 dead in latest Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo 15 May 2026 16:11:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/at-least-65-dead-in-latest-ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-dr-congo/ | ||
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Agriculture drives most tropical peatland loss in Indonesia, Peru and DRC: Study 12 May 2026 21:12:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/agriculture-drives-most-tropical-peatland-loss-in-indonesia-peru-and-drc-study/ | ||
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Forests, fires and fragile gains: Interview with WRI’s Elizabeth Goldman 08 May 2026 15:38:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/forests-fires-and-fragile-gains-interview-with-wris-elizabeth-goldman/ | ||
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DRC copper exports to US set to surge amid warnings of corruption risk 01 May 2026 18:59:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/drc-copper-exports-to-us-set-to-surge-amid-warnings-of-corruption-risk/ | ||
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UN report flags disproportionate costs of clean energy transition 30 Apr 2026 07:04:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/un-report-flags-disproportionate-costs-of-clean-energy-transition/ | ||
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‘True success’ is a DRC that no longer needs outside help: Interview with EU envoy Fabrice Basile 29 Apr 2026 13:48:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/true-success-is-a-drc-that-no-longer-needs-outside-help-interview-with-eu-envoy-fabrice-basile/ | ||
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Tropical forest loss falls in 2025, but world still off track on deforestation goals 29 Apr 2026 04:10:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/tropical-forest-loss-falls-in-2025-but-world-still-off-track-on-deforestation-goals/ | ||
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What it takes to make conservation work in Central Africa: Luis Arranz’s 46-year journey 27 Apr 2026 10:48:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/what-it-takes-to-make-conservation-work-in-central-africa-luis-arranzs-46-year-journey/ | ||
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Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park: “If conservation creates hardships, it won’t work” 20 Apr 2026 13:34:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/emmanuel-de-merode-director-of-virunga-national-park-if-conservation-creates-hardships-it-wont-work/ | ||
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DRC: Can the Kivu–Kinshasa Green Corridor turn a war economy into one of hope? 20 Apr 2026 13:33:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/drc-can-the-kivu-kinshasa-green-corridor-transform-a-war-economy-into-an-economy-of-hope/ | ||
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Studying the world’s largest gathering of forest elephants with sound and field observation 19 Apr 2026 14:46:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/studying-the-worlds-largest-gathering-of-forest-elephants-with-sound-and-field-observation/ | ||
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Virtus Minerals signs first major deal under US-DRC critical minerals partnership 17 Apr 2026 15:03:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/virtus-minerals-signs-first-major-deal-under-us-drc-critical-minerals-partnership/ | ||
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Can nature outcompete war in Eastern Congo? 13 Apr 2026 23:26:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/can-nature-outcompete-war-in-eastern-congo/ | ||
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From Virunga to Kinshasa, the DRC embarks on a bold conservation gamble 09 Apr 2026 13:29:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/from-virunga-to-kinshasa-the-drc-embarks-on-a-bold-conservation-gamble/ | ||
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A Congo Basin-led bioeconomy could boost Central Africa’s green transition (analysis) 06 Apr 2026 16:27:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-congo-basin-led-bioeconomy-could-boost-central-africas-green-transition-analysis/ | ||
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‘Ancient’ carbon venting from lakes in the Congo Basin peatlands: Study 31 Mar 2026 13:35:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/ancient-carbon-venting-from-lakes-in-the-congo-basin-peatlands-study/ | ||
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Conservation depends on rangers. Their wellbeing is often an afterthought 31 Mar 2026 09:27:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/conservation-depends-on-rangers-their-wellbeing-is-often-an-afterthought/ | ||
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‘Extraordinary’: Second set of rare mountain gorilla twins born in DRC’s Virunga 30 Mar 2026 18:17:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/extraordinary-second-set-of-rare-mountain-gorilla-twins-born-in-drcs-virunga/ | ||
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4 months after DRC mine spill, residents remain impacted 26 Mar 2026 19:15:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/4-months-after-drc-mine-spill-residents-remain-impacted/ | ||
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Upemba National Park staff recount assault that left seven dead 24 Mar 2026 15:29:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/upemba-national-park-staff-recount-assault-that-left-seven-dead/ | ||
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Investigation links DRC air pollution concerns to major copper-cobalt plant 19 Mar 2026 16:37:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/investigation-links-drc-air-pollution-concerns-to-major-copper-cobalt-plant/ | ||
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Growing number of Indigenous Twa forced out of DRC’s forests and into towns 11 Mar 2026 21:13:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/growing-number-of-indigenous-twa-forced-out-of-drcs-forests-and-into-towns/ | ||
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200 dead, more missing in another DRC mine collapse 06 Mar 2026 21:09:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/200-dead-more-missing-in-another-drc-mine-collapse/ | ||
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US firm Virtus Minerals closes in on deal for crucial DRC copper and cobalt mines 26 Feb 2026 15:04:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/us-firm-virtus-minerals-closes-in-on-deal-for-crucial-drc-copper-and-cobalt-mines/ | ||
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Baby gorilla seized from traffickers languishes in Turkish zoo 13 Feb 2026 15:58:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/baby-gorilla-seized-from-traffickers-languishes-in-turkish-zoo/ | ||
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Scrutiny grows over DRC-US minerals deal, even as other African nations sign up 12 Feb 2026 06:01:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scrutiny-grows-over-drc-us-minerals-deal-even-as-other-african-nations-sign-up/ | ||
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Landslides claim more than 220 lives in DRC’s Rubaya coltan mining site 09 Feb 2026 07:09:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/landslides-claim-more-than-220-lives-in-drcs-rubaya-coltan-mining-site/ | ||
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Partnering up to run a DRC reserve: Interview with Forgotten Parks’ Christine Lain 06 Feb 2026 12:51:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/partnering-up-to-run-a-drc-reserve-interview-with-forgotten-parks-christine-lain/ | ||
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What’s next for the major pledge to halt & reverse Congo Basin deforestation? 05 Feb 2026 23:01:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/whats-next-for-the-major-pledge-to-halt-reverse-congo-basin-deforestation/ | ||
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In the race for DRC’s critical minerals, community forests are on the frontline 16 Jan 2026 08:00:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/in-the-race-for-drcs-critical-minerals-community-forests-stand-on-the-frontline/ | ||
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Twin infant mountain gorillas born in DRC 09 Jan 2026 21:47:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/twin-infant-mountain-gorillas-born-in-drc/ | ||
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The year in rainforests 2025: Deforestation fell; the risks did not 26 Dec 2025 20:11:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-year-in-rainforests-2025-deforestation-fell-the-risks-did-not/ | ||
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Protected areas in Africa are vital but local perceptions vary (commentary) 19 Dec 2025 16:49:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/protected-areas-in-africa-are-vital-but-local-perceptions-vary-commentary/ | ||
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Congo’s communities are creating a 1-million-hectare biodiversity corridor 18 Dec 2025 21:46:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/congos-communities-are-creating-a-1-million-hectare-biodiversity-corridor/ | ||
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Top-down projects, exotic trees, weak tenure: Congo Basin restoration misses the mark 12 Dec 2025 16:49:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/top-down-projects-exotic-trees-weak-tenure-congo-basin-restoration-misses-the-mark/ | ||
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DRC hit by record deforestation in 2024, satellite data show 26 Nov 2025 17:19:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/drc-hit-by-record-deforestation-in-2024-satellite-data-show/ | ||
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The uncertain future of DRC’s traditional medicine, a heritage to save (commentary) 06 Nov 2025 18:24:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-uncertain-future-of-drcs-traditional-medicine-a-heritage-to-save-commentary/ | ||
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Has Uganda done enough to prevent pollution of Lake Albert by oil drilling? (commentary) 24 Oct 2025 12:16:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/has-uganda-done-enough-to-prevent-pollution-of-lake-albert-by-oil-drilling-commentary/ | ||
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Rescued African gray parrots return to DRC forests 21 Oct 2025 11:53:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/rescued-african-gray-parrots-return-to-drc-forests/ | ||
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In DRC’s Kivu region, the moringa tree offers valuable health benefits 09 Oct 2025 16:32:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-drcs-kivu-region-the-moringa-tree-offers-valuable-health-benefits/ | ||
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World Gorilla Day: What imperils our powerful cousins, and what brings hope 24 Sep 2025 08:20:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/world-gorilla-day-what-imperils-our-powerful-cousins-and-what-brings-hope/ | ||
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