From Wikipedia: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: République Démocratique du Congo (or RDC); often shortened to DRC or D.R. Congo) is the largest and most populous country in Central Africa. It straddles the Equator and is surrounded by Angola to the southwest; Angola's Cabinda exclave and the Republic of the Congo to the northwest; the Central African Republic to the north; South Sudan to the northeast; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania in the east from north to south; and Zambia to the southeast.
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Sitatunga
[from en.wikipedia.org]: The sitatunga or marshbuck is a swamp-dwelling medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
Congo River
[from en.wikipedia.org]: The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 220 m (720 ft). The Congo–Lualaba–Luvua–Luapula–Chambeshi River system has an overall length of 4,700 km (2,900 mi), which makes it the world's ninth-longest river. The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River, and Lualaba is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls, extending for 1,800 km (1,100 mi).
Upriver: A boat journey — petergostelow.com
“ Going up that river was like travelling back to the earliest beginnings of the World, when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings. An empty stream, a great silence, an impenetrable forest.” ( Joseph Conrad ) Finding a boat to travel up the Congo River wasn't easy. Firstl [image from petergostelow.com]
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
[from en.wikipedia.org]: The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a protected area near Bukavu town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated near the western bank of Lake Kivu and the Rwandan border.
Lola ya Bonobo
[from en.wikipedia.org]: Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos. Originally founded by Claudine André in 1994, since 2002 the sanctuary has been located just south of the suburb of Kimwenza at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kinshasa
Average temperatures
Jan
31°C21Precipitation: 135 mm
Feb
31°C22Precipitation: 145 mm
Mar
32°C22Precipitation: 196 mm
Apr
32°C22Precipitation: 196 mm
May
31°C22Precipitation: 159 mm
Jun
29°C19Precipitation: 8 mm
Jul
27°C18Precipitation: 3 mm
Aug
29°C18Precipitation: 3 mm
Sep
31°C20Precipitation: 30 mm
Oct
31°C21Precipitation: 119 mm
Nov
31°C22Precipitation: 222 mm
Dec
30°C21Precipitation: 142 mm
Goma
Average temperatures
Jan
25.6°C14.4Precipitation: 94 mm
Feb
25.7°C14.6Precipitation: 84 mm
Mar
25.7°C14.6Precipitation: 117 mm
Apr
25.4°C14.7Precipitation: 119 mm
May
25.3°C14.6Precipitation: 108 mm
Jun
25.3°C13.6Precipitation: 55 mm
Jul
25.2°C13.1Precipitation: 29 mm
Aug
25.8°C13.9Precipitation: 70 mm
Sep
25.9°C14Precipitation: 117 mm
Oct
25.7°C14.2Precipitation: 143 mm
Nov
25.3°C14.1Precipitation: 138 mm
Dec
25.4°C14.4Precipitation: 118 mm
Kisangani
Average temperatures
Jan
31°C21Precipitation: 53 mm
Feb
31°C21Precipitation: 84 mm
Mar
31°C21Precipitation: 178 mm
Apr
31°C21Precipitation: 158 mm
May
31°C21Precipitation: 137 mm
Jun
30°C21Precipitation: 114 mm
Jul
29°C19Precipitation: 132 mm
Aug
28°C20Precipitation: 165 mm
Sep
29°C20Precipitation: 183 mm
Oct
30°C20Precipitation: 218 mm
Nov
29°C20Precipitation: 198 mm
Dec
30°C20Precipitation: 84 mm
Lubumbashi
Average temperatures
Jan
26°C16Precipitation: 253 mm
Feb
26°C16Precipitation: 257 mm
Mar
26°C16Precipitation: 202 mm
Apr
27°C14Precipitation: 60 mm
May
26°C10Precipitation: 4 mm
Jun
25°C8Precipitation: 1 mm
Jul
25°C8Precipitation: 0 mm
Aug
27°C9Precipitation: 0 mm
Sep
30°C12Precipitation: 4 mm
Oct
31°C15Precipitation: 37 mm
Nov
28°C16Precipitation: 163 mm
Dec
26°C16Precipitation: 257 mm
Mbandaka
Average temperatures
Jan
31°C19Precipitation: 80 mm
Feb
32°C20Precipitation: 100 mm
Mar
32°C20Precipitation: 150 mm
Apr
31°C20Precipitation: 140 mm
May
31°C20Precipitation: 130 mm
Jun
30°C19Precipitation: 110 mm
Jul
30°C17Precipitation: 100 mm
Aug
29°C17Precipitation: 100 mm
Sep
30°C19Precipitation: 200 mm
Oct
30°C19Precipitation: 210 mm
Nov
30°C19Precipitation: 190 mm
Dec
30°C19Precipitation: 120 mm
Bukavu
No climate information available.
Kananga
No climate information available.
Kindu
No climate information available.
Matadi
No climate information available.
Virunga National Park
No climate information available.
Garamba National Park
No climate information available.
Salonga National Park
No climate information available.
Maiko National Park
No climate information available.
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
No climate information available.