Public boats, with ample sleeping quarters, plied the Congo until the ... square-mile river basin’s immense hydroelectric and agricultural potential, all of Africa could be beholden to it ...

If deforestation and forest degradation continue unchecked, at least 27 percent of the undisturbed rainforests in the Congo ...

These expeditions were motivated by trade, geographic exploration, and the goal of establishing Christian missions. The formal division of Africa took ... trade in the Congo Basin, and ensuring ...

More information: Bart Slagter et al, Monitoring road development in Congo Basin forests with multi-sensor satellite imagery and deep learning, Remote Sensing of Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j ...