The long stalks are used to extract the pulp from the leaves or bulb of the ensete, a “false banana” that resembles a large-flowered banana plant except for its lack of the iconic yellow fruit.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world by land area.
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Corneille Nangaa, leader of group, Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), including M23 ...
In an alert to US citizens in the country, the embassy announced that it was ...
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Yet the Congo crisis is both a banana skin for Ruto, just as it is an obligation to find for a permanent solution to the problem he says has festered for 30 to 40 years.
An African country that's the 11th largest in the world also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries.
At an event organized by the World Banana Forum and the FAO on Fusarium Wilt in Asia: Lessons Learned and Current Innovations, a wide range of panelists from China, India, and Vietnam discussed the ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 10 people ...