Embalmed species are displayed in an old room of the Eala Botanical Garden zoological and botanical museum in Mbandaka, on April 14, 2024. Opened in 1900, the Eala Botanical Garden was Africa's first botanical garden for studying local plants. In 1958, King Leopold III of Belgium inaugurated a zoological and botanical museum. Yet, during the 1997-2000 conflict, it suffered looting by Zimbabwean and Rwandan troops. Since then, the government has faced challenges in funding its restoration. (Photo by Arsene Mpiana / AFP)