Congo -

The Congo Basin is the , absorbing more carbon than it emits.

: M23 rebels recently seized parts of Goma , a major eastern city, leading to the displacement of hundreds of thousands.

: It is the only place on Earth where you can find the Okapi (a "forest giraffe") in the wild. The Congo Basin is the , absorbing more carbon than it emits

: The Congo River alone holds about 13% of global hydroelectric potential . 🏗️ 2026 Crisis & Current Events

: The US recently backed a new paramilitary guard to secure mining sites and signed a controversial deal to send "third-country" deportees to the DRC. 🎷 Culture & Life : The Congo River alone holds about 13%

: The country produces roughly 70% of the world’s cobalt and a massive share of its coltan, both essential for smartphone and EV batteries.

: A major landslide at a coltan mine in Masisi killed over 200 people, including many children, in March 2026. : A major landslide at a coltan mine

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