A mountain collapse in the Democratic Republic of Congo revealed massive copper reserves while leading to a discussion on colonialism.

Park rangers in eastern Congo hope to begin searching this week for dozens of mountain gorillas who have not been seen since rebels took control of an area where the critically endangered primat ...

KINSHASA, Congo — Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla who famously posed for a selfie with a ranger at Congo's Virunga National Park, has died at 14 after a long illness, the park said. "It is with ...

Efforts were underway to find other people still missing, according to the governor's office in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province.

Deep in the rebel-held forests of Congo's mighty Mikeno volcano, a world away from this Central African nation's latest fighting, a wild 440-pound mountain gorilla serenely rips a meal of bamboo ...

A unique and critically endangered sub-species of mountain gorilla moved one step closer to extinction this week after a band of suspected rebels attacked ranger posts in the Democratic Republic ...

Rebels in eastern Congo have killed and eaten two mountain gorillas, conservationists said Wednesday, adding they feared more of the endangered animals may have been slaughtered in the lawless region.

Democratic Republic of Congo’s oil ministry said Tuesday that companies bidding for 30 oil and gas permits this week will need to commit to environmental and social protection plans as criticism ...

DR Congo's cobalt mountain The 100m high slag pile has been neglected for years By Arnaud Zajtman in Lubumbashi Sixty-year-old Emile Kagema is astonished after spending half his working life as an ...

A mountain collapse in Katanga, DRC, unveiled large copper reserves. While the region is vital for copper mining, concerns arise over forced evictions and human rights abuses linked to mining ...