1.3K views | Congo Basin Forest under threat as DR Congo marks International Day of the Tropics The Congo Basin is Africa's largest rainforest and a crucial global carbon sink. However, despite government pledges and community efforts, weak institutions and economic pressures hinder its protection. | CGTN Africa | Facebook

Wayne didn’t expect to see them here - not in this deep, humid corner of the Congo Basin where the forest seems to swallow sound and sunlight alike. Yet there they were: the unmistakable spotted hyena tracks pressed into the soft sand where forest meets swamp. For a moment he just stood there, grinning at the sheer audacity of it. Hyena - those masters of uncertainty, those opportunists who thrive in heat, drought, savanna, and chaos - quietly moving through a realm better known for elephants, g