Congo May 2026

: The rainforest is the second largest in the world, teeming with over 10,000 animal species and 600 types of trees. 💎 The Resource Paradox

The Congo Basin is the , absorbing more carbon than it emits. : The rainforest is the second largest in

: The DRC is the only country where you can see Bonobos , alongside endangered mountain and lowland gorillas. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a land of staggering contrasts—home to the world's most vital carbon sink and vast mineral wealth, yet grappling with modern humanitarian crises and deep-rooted conflict. 🌿 The "Lungs of Africa" : It is the only place on Earth

While the DRC is potentially one of the world's richest countries due to its minerals, it remains one of the poorest in terms of GDP per capita.

: Uranium from the Shinkolobwe mine in the DRC was used to build the atomic bombs for the Manhattan Project in WWII.

: It is the only place on Earth where you can find the Okapi (a "forest giraffe") in the wild.