Inspired by the matriarchal bonobos, ABC Director Fanny Minesi seeks to hire women for positions commonly held by men in DR Congo.

Fanny Minesi, director of Friends of Bonobos of Congo (ABC), has received the prestigious 2023 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa.

From the Archives, 2008: In this installment of "Letters from Claudine" she describes seeing bonobos in the wild while working on a film.

From the archives: Claudine André describes preparing for what will become for the first successful re-release of bonobos into the wild.

From the Archives, March 2008: Claudine shares the exciting development of Lola ya Bonobo being the center of film Bonobos: Back to the Wild

FROM THE ARCHIVES - 2008: In Basankusu there are few sports accessible apart from street football. Children make their footballs using ...

"This time, it’s no longer just a dream: we're setting off! On board we have our precious cargo: the textbooks, educational materials..."