Congolius, a new genus of African reed frog endemic to the central Congo: A potential case of convergent evolution by Tadeáš Nečas, Gabriel Badjedjea, Michal Vopálenský, Václav Gvoždík

“…Hyperolius robustus known only from a handful of localities in rain forests of the central Congo Basin is one of the least known species. Here, we have used molecular methods for the first time to study the phylogenetic position of this taxon, accompanied by an analysis of phenotype based on external (morphometric) and internal (osteological) morphological characters. …”
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Simulating the Surface Solar Irradiance of Africa Using a Regional Climate Model: Influence of Vegetation-Runoff Coupled System by Samy A. Anwar

“…Over different sub-regions, the CN-VIC performs better than the CN-TOP over Northern Savanna during the summer season and over the Congo basin during the winter season. Moreover, the four parameters of the VIC surface dataset need to be recalibrated with respect in-situ observation of tropical Africa, and additional sensitivity experiments are needed to ensure a better performance of the CN-VIC.…”
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Petroleum geology and resources in West Africa: An overview by Jian-Ping LIU, Xiao-hua PAN, Jun MA, Zuo-ji TIAN, Yong-jin CHEN, Lun-kun WAN

“…Niger Delta and Lower Congo Basin are the most attractive areas in West Africa; Gabon Basin's and Rio Muni Basin's remained hydrocarbon resources are limited and the key problem is to find new targets; The exploration in the Kwanza Basin's deep sea is rare and has a certain risk. …”
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Coupled climate model simulation of tropical-extratropical cloud bands over southern Africa by James, R, Hart, N, Munday, C, Reason, C, Washington, R

“…These distinctions between models are associated with the amount of convective activity in the Congo Basin, the magnitude of moisture fluxes into southern Africa, and the degree of zonal asymmetry in upper-level westerly flow. …”

Low-level circulation over Central Equatorial Africa as simulated from CMIP5 to CMIP6 models by Taguela, TN, Pokam, WM, Dyer, E, James, R, Washington, R

“…We evaluate and compare the simulation of the main features (low-level westerlies (LLWs) and the Congo basin (CB) cell) of low-level circulation in Central Equatorial Africa (CEA) with eight climate models from Phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) and the corresponding eight previous models from CMIP5. …”

Ecology and management of Pericopsis elata (Harms) Meeuwen (Fabaceae) populations: a review by Bourland, N., Kouadio, YL., Fétéké, F., Lejeune, P., Doucet, JL.

“…As with other long-lived light-demanding species, the survival of P. elata may have been favored by important disturbances that occurred in the Congo Basin during the last millennia. While both international trade and industrial uses of the wood of P. elata are well documented, information about its ecology are very sparse or contradictory, and even absent in some cases (e.g., regarding its effective flowering diameter). …”
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Isotopic identification of nitrogen hotspots across natural terrestrial ecosystems by E. Bai, B. Z. Houlton, Y. P. Wang

“…The poorly studied Congo Basin is further identified as one of the major natural sources of atmospheric N<sub>2</sub>O. …”
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Characterizing the phylogenetic tree community structure of a protected tropical rain forest area in Cameroon. by Stéphanie Manel, Thomas L P Couvreur, François Munoz, Pierre Couteron, Olivier J Hardy, Bonaventure Sonké

“…This paper aims to infer the mechanisms governing species tree assemblages by characterizing the phylogenetic structure of a tropical rain forest in a protected area of the Congo Basin, the Dja Faunal Reserve (Cameroon). We re-analyzed a dataset of 11538 individuals belonging to 372 taxa found along nine transects spanning five habitat types. …”
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Cooling-induced expansions of Afromontane forests in the Horn of Africa since the Last Glacial Maximum by Manuel Casas-Gallego, Karen Hahn, Katharina Neumann, Sebsebe Demissew, Marco Schmidt, Stéphanie C. Bodin, Angela A. Bruch

“…The combined effect of low temperatures and the relative rainfall contribution sourced from the Congo Basin and Indian Ocean, emerges as the mechanism that controlled the migration of Afromontane forests to lower elevations. …”
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African Indigenous Cattle: Unique Genetic Resources in a Rapidly Changing World by Okeyo Mwai, Olivier Hanotte, Young-Jun Kwon, Seoae Cho

“…African cattle are now found all across the continent, with the exception of the Sahara and the river Congo basin. They are found on the rift valley highlands as well as below sea level in the Afar depression. …”
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Distribution and Numbers of Pygmies in Central African Forests. by Jesús Olivero, John E Fa, Miguel A Farfán, Jerome Lewis, Barry Hewlett, Thomas Breuer, Giuseppe M Carpaneto, María Fernández, Francesco Germi, Shiho Hattori, Josephine Head, Mitsuo Ichikawa, Koichi Kitanaishi, Jessica Knights, Naoki Matsuura, Andrea Migliano, Barbara Nese, Andrew Noss, Dieudonné Ongbwa Ekoumou, Pascale Paulin, Raimundo Real, Mike Riddell, Edward G J Stevenson, Mikako Toda, J Mario Vargas, Hirokazu Yasuoka, Robert Nasi

“…Pygmy populations occupy a vast territory extending west-to-east along the central African belt from the Congo Basin to Lake Victoria. However, their numbers and actual distribution is not known precisely. …”
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Plantes aromatiques du Plateau des Cataractes (Bassin du Congo). Caractérisation du chémotype de l'huile essentielle de Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle acclimaté au Congo-Brazzaville... by Silou, T., Bikanga, R., Nsikabaka, S., Nombault, J., Mavoungou, C., Figuérédo, G., Chalchat, JC.

“…Aromatic plants from the Plateau des Cataractes (Congo Basin). Chemotype characterization of essential oil of Cymbopogon nardus (L.) …”
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A systematic revision of the Afrotropical members of the dung beetle genus Catharsius Hope, 1837 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Takano, H

“…Biogeographical ancestral state reconstruction indicates that the woodlands to the south of the Congo Basin are the location of origin of the genus, with several independent colonisations of Asia. …”

Tropical African diatoms from the Eunotia asterionelloides (Bacillariophyta) species complex, with descriptions of new species by Jonathan C. Taylor, Christine Cocquyt, Gina Walsh

“…Background and aims – Diatoms from tropical Central Africa are rarely studied and documented. Waters of the Congo Basin are often acidic and thus may be dominated by diatoms from the genus Eunotia, usually found in the benthos and periphyton, but rarely in the plankton. …”
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Phylogenetic analysis of all available monkeypox virus strains shows the close relatedness of contemporary ones by Mária Benkő, Balázs Harrach, Győző L. Kaján

“…Our analysis supported the distinction between Clade I (formerly Congo Basin clade), IIa and IIb (together formerly West African clade) strains and classified all 2022 strains in the last one. …”
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Inter-annual variability of March to May rainfall over Tanzania and its association with atmospheric circulation anomalies by King'uza Philemon Henry, Tilwebwa Shelleph Limbu Paul

“…It was found that during wet years, the study area was dominated by convergence at lower level which is associated with enough moisture advected by south easterlies from Indian Ocean due to the relaxation of Mascarene high (MH) over the region and westerlies from Congo basin. The rising motion at lower level was enhanced with the presence of ascending limb of Walker circulation cell over the western Indian Ocean (WIO) and the coast region. …”
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Shift in the chemical composition of dissolved organic matter in the Congo River network by T. Lambert, S. Bouillon, F. Darchambeau, P. Massicotte, A. V. Borges

“…Although the Cuvette Centrale wetland (one of the world's largest flooded forests) continuously releases highly aromatic DOM in streams and rivers of the Congo Basin, the downstream transport of DOM was found to result in an along-stream gradient from aromatic to aliphatic compounds. …”
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Morphology of First Zoeal Stage of Four Genera of Alvinocaridid Shrimps from Hydrothermal Vents and Cold Seeps: Implications for Ecology, Larval Biology and Phylogeny. by Iván Hernández-Ávila, Marie-Anne Cambon-Bonavita, Florence Pradillon

“…Here we provide for the first time detailed descriptions of the first larval stage (zoea I) of four alvinocaridid species: Rimicaris exoculata and Mirocaris fortunata from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Alvinocaris muricola from the Congo Basin and Nautilocaris saintlaurentae from the Western Pacific. …”
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The risk posed by Xanthomonas wilt disease of banana: Mapping of disease hotspots, fronts and vulnerable landscapes. by Walter Ocimati, Hein Bouwmeester, Jeroen C J Groot, Pablo Tittonell, David Brown, Guy Blomme

“…Presence of XW hotspots (e.g. eastern DR Congo) and vulnerable areas with low (e.g. north-western Tanzania) or no disease (e.g. Congo basin, western DR Congo and northern Mozambique) pressure suggest key areas where proactive measures e.g. quarantines and information sharing on XW diagnosis, epidemiology, and control could be beneficial.…”
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Monkeypox: An Uncommon Re-emerging Virus- Threat to Mankind by Ashwini Arun Mankar, Suvarna Vaibhav Sande, Priyanka Purushottam Chaubey

“…The Central African (or Congo Basin) clade and the West African clade are its two genetic subgroups, of which Central African subgroup is more lethal. …”
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