But those new rubber tree plantations would take time to grow, and hundreds of other plants also produce latex, in varying quantities - even humble dandelions. In the Congo's rainforest were vines ...

The penalty for failing to meet his rubber quotas was amputation ... and other businesses. [Read: Trees are overrated] ...

Congo’s dark history spans centuries and lingers even into the present day. Though the most recent civil war ended in 2003, the scars of that conflict are carved deep into the bodies and psyche ...

aimed at developing the facts in regard to rubber concessions in the Congo and Liberia. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Or is the Congo River a universe of its own ... The tropical climate is optimal for rubber and palm trees, the labor is cheap, and the river makes possible the barging of its products 800 miles ...

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By Marlowe Starling Across West and Central Africa’s tropical agricultural belt — and one of the world’s greatest ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global ...

On October 9, 1967, Che Guevara, the iconic revolutionary, was executed in the jungles of Bolivia. More than five decades ...

South Africa took third place at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast when they edged the Democratic Republic of Congo 6-5 on penalties after a goalless draw at the Felix Houphouet ...