Ota Benga, a 23-year-old man from the Belgian Congo, was kidnapped by slave traders, sold to an American, and transported to ...

Ota Benga was kidnapped from what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1904 and taken to ... in 1904 where he and others were exhibited as "pygmies" The account, of course, contradicted ...

Congo's mining registry said the map they’re ... But this comes as little comfort to communities in the reserve. Wendo Olengama, a Pygmy chief, said the influx of thousands of people into ...

Wendo Olengama, a Pygmy chief, laments the transformation ... Beyond biodiversity, the Congo Basin rainforest represents a vital carbon sink crucial for mitigating climate change.