Azule Energy, a partnership between BP and Eni in Angola, discovered gas in its first gas-specific exploration well off the country's shores, the national oil and gas agency ANGP said late on Friday.

The Congo Basin encompasses the world’s second largest rainforest, behind the Amazon, spanning about 500 million acres across Central Africa.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has taken a decisive stride towards sustainable forest management with the official ...

It is the year 2050. The Blue Nile has almost run dry, starved of the rains at its source that were historically sustained by atmospheric rivers flowing from the Congo Basin rainforests.

DRC boasts over 155 million hectares (67% of DRC’s total area and 60% of the Congo Basin’s Forest area), representing 18% of ...

The importance of the Basin's forests was recognised at Glasgow's climate conference COP26 when 12 donors - including the UK, USA, Norway and France - signed the Congo Basin Pledge, committing $1. ...

The Congo Basin—Earth’s second-largest rainforest and one of its most vital ecosystems—has lost 23 million hectares of forest since Abong’o’s so-called dinosaur encounter, ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world. It will be set up as a 2,600km long ...

The authors estimate the gross annual value of the Congo Basin forests in 2019 at US$7.8 billion, comparable to 6.3% of regional GDP. This estimate comprises all forest values which are currently ...