Congo, officially known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is a country located in central Africa. It is the second-largest country in Africa by land area and the eleventh largest in ...

Conservationists are using nature reserves in eastern Congo to try to bring back lowland gorillas, whose population has fallen by more than 70 percent in the past decade. IE 11 is not supported.

Hippos are seen close to a ranger station, July 31, 2013, in Lulimibi, Lake Edward, in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Brent Stirton/Getty for WWF-Canon ...

In eastern DR Congo, a rebel group called M23 has been fighting the country's government. DR Congo says that Rwanda is helping this group by giving them weapons and support, but Rwanda says this is ...