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Jane Goodall, World’s Leading Expert on Chimpanzees (1934-2025)
One hero fewer on this endangered planet … RIP. Don’t miss the article linked by The New Yorker — in not too many words, it paints a cool picture of Jane. You may also like: Humbled & Sore: A Journey to Burera’s RootsWelcome to Our HomeEastern DR Congo: Beautifully Chaotic & CaptivatingFresh News from Mgahinga…
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Step Into Life in Goma
Powerful: current life in Goma (eastern Congo) through the medium of the comic book: “The city is stuck. It is a purgatory that leaves its residents bereft of words.” There’s insecurity and the prices are skyrocketing while local banks are locked out of the national system. The Continent, page 13. You may also like: Nyiragongo…
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What About National Unity?!
Mobutu Sese Seko put “liboke” into the national slogan: “Tolingi Zaire liboke moko, lisanga moko” (We want a united and undivided Zaire) and the French neglected to include that meaning — national unity — in the dictionary. Here’s to hoping that DR Congo becomes a peacefully delicious mix again!
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Follow Us Here for This, There for That
Time to celebrate 🎉 — our multi-month regrouping on social media is done! We now have: 🦍 Gorilla Highlands Travels – touring & volunteering (Instagram, Facebook) 💡 Gorilla Highlands Illumineers – youth program (Instagram, Facebook) 🌋 Gorilla National Parks – all five of them (Instagram, Facebook) 🛶 Lake Bunyonyi – our Ugandan home (Instagram, Facebook) 🚴 Congo Nile Trail – hiking/cycling on Rwanda’s Kivu shores…
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DR Congo Opens Enormous Area to Oil & Gas Exploration
A jewel of nature created to protect Grauer’s gorillas, Kahuzi-Biega National Park in eastern DR Congo now stands on the edge — unraveling under the weight of a hauntingly familiar “collective failure.” You may also like: Go-To Guide: Track Gorillas in Uganda, Rwanda & DR CongoWhat Can a Lady Marketeer Do for Congolese Wildlife?Alex’s Full…
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Congolese Saint in the Making — for Stopping Corruption!
This story is all the buzz in DR Congo right now: Floribert Kositi stopped 5 tonnes of spoiled rice from Rwanda, refused a USD 2,000 bribe, and was then killed by the smugglers. He’s on a fast track to Catholic sainthood. Can he inspire more youth to say no to corruption and yes to peace?…
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Another Step Towards Peace in DR Congo
It never hurts to hope. If this declaration marks a step towards the “end a decades long fighting in eastern Congo”, its impact on our shared region could be profound. The signing follows last month’s USA-brokered peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
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Harvard Green Prize in Urban Design Goes to Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture
RICA is expected to have a net-zero carbon footprint through landscape design, construction methods and the use of locally sourced materials. The project is completely powered by an on-site 1.5MW solar array that also supports a network of lake pumps, filtering stations, and irrigation systems.
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Missed These? Our Top 3 Posts So Far
3 fabulous territories, 2 short months, 1 astonishing region … What’s made our Top 3 moments so far? After two months of reporting across three distinct territories, we’re singling out some standout stories you won’t want to miss: The Virungas: a cow-fluencer transforms Rwanda’s Bigogwe Lake Bunyonyi: Batwa “Pygmies” feast with Greek volunteers Congo Nile…
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