Congo | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/congo/RSS feed for CongoenThu, 22 Jan 2026 21:54:27 +0000Rare Twin Mountain Gorillas Born in the Congo, Giving Hope to Those Working to Conserve the Endangered Animalshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-twin-mountain-gorillas-born-in-the-congo-giving-hope-to-those-working-to-conserve-the-endangered-animals-180988047/While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take care ofThu, 22 Jan 2026 21:54:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-twin-mountain-gorillas-born-in-the-congo-giving-hope-to-those-working-to-conserve-the-endangered-animals-180988047/Belgium Has Been Found Guilty of 'Crimes Against Humanity' for Kidnapping Thousands of Children in Congohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/belgium-has-been-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-humanity-for-kidnapping-thousands-of-children-in-congo-180985639/A Brussels court has ordered Belgium to pay damages to five women, now in their 70s and 80s, who were abducted from their parents when they were young childrenWed, 11 Dec 2024 21:17:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/belgium-has-been-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-humanity-for-kidnapping-thousands-of-children-in-congo-180985639/Male Bonobos, Close Human Relatives Long Thought to Be Peaceful, Are Actually Quite Aggressive, Study Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/male-bonobos-close-human-relatives-long-thought-to-be-peaceful-are-actually-quite-aggressive-study-suggests-180984157/The new research found bonobos were three times more likely than chimpanzees to commit an act of physical aggressionMon, 15 Apr 2024 20:34:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/male-bonobos-close-human-relatives-long-thought-to-be-peaceful-are-actually-quite-aggressive-study-suggests-180984157/Like Humans, Some Bonobos Cooperate With Outsidershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/like-humans-some-bonobos-cooperate-with-outsiders-180983286/We might not be the only primates to display helpful behavior toward members of a different social group, a new study suggestsFri, 17 Nov 2023 19:45:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/like-humans-some-bonobos-cooperate-with-outsiders-180983286/The Youngest Victims of Belgium's African Rule Are Still Seeking Justice, Decades Laterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/shattered-the-youngest-victims-of-belgian-rule-still-seeking-justice-decades-later-180981813/Colonialism's brutal legacy, including the European nation's policy of forcing mixed-race children into orphanages, is still keenly felt todayThu, 06 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/shattered-the-youngest-victims-of-belgian-rule-still-seeking-justice-decades-later-180981813/Deforestation Is Linked to Lower Rainfall, Study Sayshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/deforestation-is-linked-to-lower-rainfall-study-says-180981926/The Amazon rainforest and other tropical regions face drying climates due to loss of treesTue, 04 Apr 2023 20:41:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/deforestation-is-linked-to-lower-rainfall-study-says-180981926/How Artist Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga Connects the Past and the Presenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/artist-eddy-kamuanga-ilunga-connects-past-present-180980767/In bold, symbolic canvasses, the painter was inspired by a broken iPhoneThu, 22 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/artist-eddy-kamuanga-ilunga-connects-past-present-180980767/Museumgoer Spots a Misidentified Portrait of Rodinhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/museumgoer-spots-misidentified-portrait-rodin-180972377/A Spanish graphic designer recognized his art hero in a portrait at Madrid's Lázaro Galdiano museum labeled as the notorious King Leopold II of BelgiumFri, 07 Jun 2019 17:12:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/museumgoer-spots-misidentified-portrait-rodin-180972377/Congo’s Civil Wars Took A Toll On Its Forestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/congo-civil-wars-forests-180949888/Conflicts drove the human population deep into protected areas, satellite maps revealWed, 26 Feb 2014 17:27:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/congo-civil-wars-forests-180949888/An Airplane Graveyard Becomes a Kids’ Playgroundhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/airplane-graveyard-becomes-kids-playground-180947978/These grounded planes in the Congo have captured the imagination of these childrenMon, 16 Dec 2013 19:49:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/airplane-graveyard-becomes-kids-playground-180947978/