Gorilla Highlands
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Nature. Culture. Together. | transboundary region | Uganda 🇺🇬 + Rwanda 🇷🇼 + DR Congo 🇨🇩
website: experts.gorillahighlands.com
website: experts.gorillahighlands.com
The freshest, the most 🔥 version of the Illumineers promo video is here — with tons of footage from Friendship Camp! Feeling generous today? 😎 GoFundMe link is right here: gofund.me/1945c5b0
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The freshest, the most 🔥 version of the Illumineers promo video is here — with tons of footage from Friendship Camp! Feeling generous today? 😎 GoFundMe link is right here: gofund.me/1945c5b0
This weekend — on 2 November 2025 to be exact — Sean from America begins his 6-day Ultimate Hike through Uganda’s stunning highlands, and he’s looking for company! For more info head to experts.gorillahighlands.com/seans-ultimate-hike/
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This weekend — on 2 November 2025 to be exact — Sean from America begins his 6-day Ultimate Hike through Uganda’s stunning highlands, and he’s looking for company! For more info head to experts.gorillahighlands.com/seans-ultimate-hike/
Powerful: current life in Goma (eastern Congo) through the medium of the comic book: “The city is stuck. It is a purgatory that leaves its residents bereft of words.” There’s insecurity and the prices are skyrocketing while local banks are locked out of the national system. The Continent, page 13.
August 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Powerful: current life in Goma (eastern Congo) through the medium of the comic book: “The city is stuck. It is a purgatory that leaves its residents bereft of words.” There’s insecurity and the prices are skyrocketing while local banks are locked out of the national system. The Continent, page 13.
Thank you for adding to the Congo stories collection on our website!
July 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Thank you for adding to the Congo stories collection on our website!
How are Goma and Bukavu doing under M23 occupation? Life doesn’t stop. Banks are closed or without money, hotels are open, ships connecting the cities are operational. You get an official DRC stamp when you cross the border. There are too many guns in circulation but fear keeps it all under control.
February 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
How are Goma and Bukavu doing under M23 occupation? Life doesn’t stop. Banks are closed or without money, hotels are open, ships connecting the cities are operational. You get an official DRC stamp when you cross the border. There are too many guns in circulation but fear keeps it all under control.
The widget on our website summarised it in a special way. 🤣
February 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The widget on our website summarised it in a special way. 🤣
Sunday relaxation: the soothing sounds of canoeing on Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi.
Nicholas Byaruhanga, 19, is a pro paddler based at a bi-weekly market, offering short rides for UGX 500 (USD 0.14) per person. His eucalyptus boat fits up to 5 passengers; he rents it for UGX 10,000 (USD 2.72) per day.
Nicholas Byaruhanga, 19, is a pro paddler based at a bi-weekly market, offering short rides for UGX 500 (USD 0.14) per person. His eucalyptus boat fits up to 5 passengers; he rents it for UGX 10,000 (USD 2.72) per day.
February 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sunday relaxation: the soothing sounds of canoeing on Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi.
Nicholas Byaruhanga, 19, is a pro paddler based at a bi-weekly market, offering short rides for UGX 500 (USD 0.14) per person. His eucalyptus boat fits up to 5 passengers; he rents it for UGX 10,000 (USD 2.72) per day.
Nicholas Byaruhanga, 19, is a pro paddler based at a bi-weekly market, offering short rides for UGX 500 (USD 0.14) per person. His eucalyptus boat fits up to 5 passengers; he rents it for UGX 10,000 (USD 2.72) per day.
Our team is prolific! A month ago we celebrated Marcus Westberg’s journey into parenthood (bsky.app/profile/gori...), and today it’s Olivier Tuyisenge’s turn! He was away on a trip, guiding three Slovenian hikers, when the exciting news from Kisoro arrived: the birth of Kirabo Catherine Pilote!
February 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Our team is prolific! A month ago we celebrated Marcus Westberg’s journey into parenthood (bsky.app/profile/gori...), and today it’s Olivier Tuyisenge’s turn! He was away on a trip, guiding three Slovenian hikers, when the exciting news from Kisoro arrived: the birth of Kirabo Catherine Pilote!
Abandoned DRC army base in Bukavu, now controlled by M23
February 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Abandoned DRC army base in Bukavu, now controlled by M23
Rebel briefing
February 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Rebel briefing
This morning’s photos from the streets of Bukavu.
February 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This morning’s photos from the streets of Bukavu.
Bukavu, the eastern Congolese city that fell to M23 rebels last night, is an architectural gem & the cultural heart of Lake Kivu. Following this swift takeover, Rwanda now borders only rebel-held territory. The city is peaceful; updates in replies.
More about Bukavu: gorillahighlands.com/bukavu
More about Bukavu: gorillahighlands.com/bukavu
February 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Bukavu, the eastern Congolese city that fell to M23 rebels last night, is an architectural gem & the cultural heart of Lake Kivu. Following this swift takeover, Rwanda now borders only rebel-held territory. The city is peaceful; updates in replies.
More about Bukavu: gorillahighlands.com/bukavu
More about Bukavu: gorillahighlands.com/bukavu
Horror in the Congo: a top historical podcast digs into King Leopold’s brutal regime. It’s about “the murky depths of the human soul pushed to its primal limits, European colonialism and the first Scramble for Africa, royalty and politics, celebrity, and modernity.” youtube.com/watch?v=uqGV...
February 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Horror in the Congo: a top historical podcast digs into King Leopold’s brutal regime. It’s about “the murky depths of the human soul pushed to its primal limits, European colonialism and the first Scramble for Africa, royalty and politics, celebrity, and modernity.” youtube.com/watch?v=uqGV...
Congratulations to Marcus Westberg on becoming a dad! His journey as a photographer has been intertwined with the Gorilla Highlands story; he even met his Jess in our region. Welcome, tiny Alva; we hope you volunteer with us as well!
More on Marcus: experts.gorillahighlands.com/marcus-westb...
More on Marcus: experts.gorillahighlands.com/marcus-westb...
January 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Congratulations to Marcus Westberg on becoming a dad! His journey as a photographer has been intertwined with the Gorilla Highlands story; he even met his Jess in our region. Welcome, tiny Alva; we hope you volunteer with us as well!
More on Marcus: experts.gorillahighlands.com/marcus-westb...
More on Marcus: experts.gorillahighlands.com/marcus-westb...
From the slum that gave the world the Queen of Katwe come pro acrobats too: “When we started talking about gymnastics, they were surprised and said, ‘we don’t know gymnastics, but we know acrobatics‘. They didn’t know that gymnastics is the mother of all sports.”
olympics.com/en/news/stre...
olympics.com/en/news/stre...
January 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
From the slum that gave the world the Queen of Katwe come pro acrobats too: “When we started talking about gymnastics, they were surprised and said, ‘we don’t know gymnastics, but we know acrobatics‘. They didn’t know that gymnastics is the mother of all sports.”
olympics.com/en/news/stre...
olympics.com/en/news/stre...
HAPPY 2025!
December 31, 2024 at 10:02 PM
HAPPY 2025!
