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Yangambi, nestled between the mighty Congo River and the centuries-old trees of the world's second largest rainforest, we find ancient laboratories...

Yangambi, treasures in the Congo Basin - Kumakonda Skip to content Yangambi, treasures in the Congo Basin Austerio Alonso July 1, 2021 Yangambi, a trip on the Congo River In the province of Tschopo, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the heart of the Congo Basin forest, lies an unexpected treasure: Yangambi. Sailing from Kisangani some 100 kilometres downstream on the Congo River, we reach this immense scientific city. Built by the Belgians in 1933, Yangambi housed until 1962 the most important research centre on the African continent for the study of tropical agricultur

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