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DR Congo ex-rebel leader Lumbala's war crimes trial opens in Paris
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» PARIS — Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala goes on trial in Paris Wednesday over atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's bloody eastern conflict more than two decades ago.
World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil and Trump
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» PARIS - The world ushered in 2025 on Tuesday, with huge crowds waving goodbye to the old year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine.
No freedom on the horizon for Bua Noi
AFP, Published on 21/03/2023
» Seven storeys above a shop floor hawking cheap perfume and nylon underwear, the “shopping mall gorilla” Bua Noi sits alone in a cage — her home for 30 years despire a reignited row over her captivity.
Australia lists small wallaby among new endangered species
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia listed a small wallaby and the grey snake among 15 new threatened species on Tuesday as it launched a zero-extinction plan for its unique wildlife.
No, Happy the elephant isn't a person, New York's top court says
AFP, Published on 15/06/2022
» NEW YORK: As intelligent as she is, Happy the elephant doesn't meet the definition of a "person" and is therefore not being illegally confined in the Bronx Zoo, New York's top court ruled Tuesday in a closely watched case for animal rights.
Venezuelan couple goes all out for smiling but endangered sloths
AFP, Published on 03/10/2021
» SAN ANTONIO DE LOS ALTOS, Venezuela: Haydee Rodriguez has just set free a sloth named Maruja 58 in a forested area outside Caracas and is watching her get settled.
Last redoubt: Pygmies return to forest to isolate against coronavirus
AFP, Published on 05/06/2020
» BAYANGA, Central African Republic: Dzanga-Sangha, a wildlife sanctuary in southwest Central African Republic, is a remote place, linked to the rest of the world by a narrow trail that becomes impassable in heavy rain.
High-stakes conflict threatens DR Congo gorillas
AFP, Published on 12/10/2019
» KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK (RD CONGO) - Aged almost 17 years, Bonane is an eastern lowland gorilla, a survivor in a critically endangered species reduced to about 250 members in DR Congo's Kahuzi-Biega National Park.
Hunters turn gamekeepers to help C. Africa's threatened wildlife
AFP, Published on 30/08/2019
» RéSERVE DE DZANGA-SANGHA (CENTRAFRIQUE) - Jean moves deftly through the tangle of roots and branches before waiting for the rainforest to give him a clue.
Roving cinema plays public service role in Central Africa
AFP, Published on 11/12/2018
» BAYANGA (CENTRAFRIQUE) - A giant screen flickers to life in a remote village in the equatorial forest of the Central African Republic. Some 200 villagers avidly take in an evening of films thanks to a travelling cinema team with the dual goal of entertaining and enlightening.