It’s 100% official that M23 rebels have control of the city of Goma. They have just made a victory lap down the main street of town. They took the main border post to Rwanda a few hours ago without…
Mountain gorillas live in only three countries: DR Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. In 2010, a census took place in Rwandan and DR Congo National Parks along the Virunga Massif. In 2011, the results were announced at 480 mountain gorillas.…
Since the recent increase in FDLR and Mai Mai rebel activity in the central sector, and the takeover of the gorilla sector by M23, we have also seen a renewed increase in the last six months in illegal charcoal…
It is with a heavy heart that I must once again report that Virunga National Park has lost two more of its own. Early this morning in Mwiga Bay, an area just west of the fishing settlement of Vitshumbi…
Published jointly by CARE, the International Gorilla Conservation Programme, and Oxfam in December 2011 is a manual to strengthen internal governance of community-based enterprise organizations. Foreword: The empowerment of local actors and institutions is a cornerstone of social and…