Congo 🎁

: 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. : It is the only place on Earth

: The DRC is the only country where you can see Bonobos , alongside endangered mountain and lowland gorillas. While the DRC is potentially one of the

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. 🎷 Culture & Life

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

: 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