The “Congo Pygmies” were subjected to public viewing, and when the public was not around, were studied and measured by scientists – racial anthropologists – who declared the “specimens ...

A grown pygmy hippopotamus can weigh between 400 to ... Omi because it means “water” in Yoruba (a Niger-Congo language), and Hammie Mae being “a sweet and southern tie to Virginia ham.” ...

Learn Twa (Pygmy) naming traditions, their fight for identity, and figures who amplify their voices. Discover self-naming and ...

Native to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, okapis are known for their zebra-like ... Its enduring presence underscores its adaptative success across millennia. Pygmy ...

After their famous encounter in what is now Tanzania, Stanley accepted a commission from the notorious King Leopold II of Belgium to explore the Congo region. During his explorations Stanley heard of ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide.