Central Africa
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Global deforestation fell 15% in 2025 to 7 million hectares, but the Congo Basin is worsening
Global forest loss fell 15% in 2025 to 7 million hectares, according to the Forest Declaration Assessment published on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. The Congo Basin, however, lost 2.4 million hectares, nearly matching tropical Latin America for the first time.
- Oct 2
DR Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 as cases reach 8,300 across seven provinces
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 4,018 people out of 8,300 confirmed cases, as transmission spreads across seven provinces and into rebel-held territory.
- Sep 26
Congo plane crash kills 14, including top two military justice leaders
A chartered Tracep Congo Aviation flight crashed near Kenge on Friday after attempting an emergency landing without a runway, killing 14 people including the head of the military court and the armed forces auditor general.
