Elodie Toto

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Elodie Toto is a Mongabay staff writer based in Central Africa.

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Fishing boats in Luanda Kotieno.

Kenyans protesting nuclear facility face terrorism investigation

Elodie Toto 4 Aug 2026

A worker disinfects himself at the Evangelical Medical Center in Bunia, DRC. Image by Prosper Heri Ngorora.

Ebola responders persevere in the DRC as Uganda nears end of outbreak

Elodie Toto 3 Aug 2026

Mobilization of residents of Kitombe village in the DRC during demonstrations on May 6 and 7 against the oil company Perenco. Image courtesy of Alphonse Khonde.

‘We couldn’t breathe’: DRC villagers revive protest against Perenco over pollution

Elodie Toto 21 Jul 2026

Medical staff carry an Ebola patient to a treatment center. Image by Moses Sawasawa via Associated Press.

WHO evacuated health workers from Ebola treatment center due to armed clashes

Elodie Toto 20 Jul 2026

Rothschild's giraffes at Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. The Tilenga and Kingfisher fields lie close to the park. Image by Daryona via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Ugandan farmers sue TotalEnergies’ oil pipeline project in UK court

Elodie Toto 8 Jul 2026

France confirms its first Ebola case as DRC outbreak continues to grow

Elodie Toto 26 Jun 2026

Not all coral reefs are doomed as a result of climate change, study suggests

Elodie Toto 25 Jun 2026

A cross section of canoes after fishing in Marshall, Liberia. Image by Edward Blamo for Mongabay.

To help combat illegal fishing, 15 countries commit to sharing fisheries data

Elodie Toto 18 Jun 2026

Health workers accompany a child suspected of having Ebola at the disease treatment center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on September 9, 2018. For representation only. Image by Al-hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press.

‘People kept dying’: Interview with Dr. Macky Mbavugha on DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak

Elodie Toto 29 May 2026

Lee White managed Gabon’s national parks for 10 years before becoming environment minister. Photo taken from his Facebook page.

Carbon cowboys and unpaid pledges: Ex-Gabon environment minister Lee White on conservation in Africa

Elodie Toto 25 May 2026

Lake Victoria in Kenya. Image by Jozef020 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Kenyan communities protest planned nuclear plant near Lake Victoria

Elodie Toto 22 May 2026

Ebola outbreak reaches major cities in DR Congo, Uganda amid fears of regional spread

Elodie Toto 21 May 2026

Tensions rise in DRC mining region as community leaders arrested over protest

Elodie Toto 15 May 2026

At least 65 dead in latest Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo

Elodie Toto 15 May 2026

New Congo oil find highlights Africa’s energy paradox amid Hormuz crisis

Elodie Toto 11 May 2026

Suspected chemical pollution threatens Nairobi Nat’l Park & key water sources

Elodie Toto 5 May 2026

DRC copper exports to US set to surge amid warnings of corruption risk

Elodie Toto 1 May 2026

Climate displacement in Africa: Court opinion could define states’ obligations

Elodie Toto 20 Apr 2026

Africa’s solar costs could rise as China cuts export subsidies

Elodie Toto 10 Apr 2026

Part of the Great Migration, a herd of wildebeest line up to cross the Mara river in the Masai Mara national reserve.

Wildlife concerns remain after Kenya court ruling over luxury safari camp

Elodie Toto 7 Apr 2026

Lubumbashi River, at the level of the Kalubwe bridge, where significant fish mortality was reported in November 2025. Image by Ruth Kutemba.

4 months after DRC mine spill, residents remain impacted

Ruth Kutemba, Elodie Toto 26 Mar 2026

Investigation links DRC air pollution concerns to major copper-cobalt plant

Elodie Toto 19 Mar 2026

Rwanda advances nuclear ambitions after positive IAEA assessment

Elodie Toto 18 Mar 2026

Glyphosate found in South African baby cereal; watchdog group calls for ban

Elodie Toto 16 Mar 2026

Lawsuit targets TotalEnergies over fossil fuel expansion and Paris Agreement goals

Elodie Toto 2 Mar 2026

Senegal GTA gas project draws international scrutiny

Elodie Toto 27 Feb 2026

Artisanal cobalt miners in the DRC. Image by The International Institute for Environment and Development. Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic.

Scrutiny grows over DRC-US minerals deal, even as other African nations sign up

Elodie Toto 12 Feb 2026

Inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Sept. 9, 2025).

Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam fuels energy hopes and regional anxiety

Elodie Toto 6 Feb 2026

Solar energy gains ground across Africa, but challenges persist

Elodie Toto 30 Jan 2026

Bags of raw cobalt at the UTK artisanal quarry in Kolwezi. Image by Didier Makal by Mongabay.

DRC plans to export 100,000 metric tons of copper to the US

Elodie Toto 26 Jan 2026

Twin infant mountain gorillas born in DRC

Elodie Toto 9 Jan 2026

Mida Creek, Watamu, Kenya. Image by Delphinidaesy via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

A nuclear power plan exposes Kenya’s deeper land rights issues

Elodie Toto 29 Dec 2025

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