This incredible river is the second-longest in Africa and is also the world's deepest river, with a measured depth of around ...

An African country that's the 11th largest in the world also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries.

The Congo rainforest covers the very heart of Africa. From the crowded, competitive centre of the forest to the open edge of the Atlantic ocean, this is all about carving out space in a crowded world.

These strange, sudden canopy gaps, called bais, are located only in the rainforests of the Congo Basin of west-central Africa. Some stretching the length of 40 football fields, and some only a few ...