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A mountain gorilla plays with a young gorilla in a clearing in Virunga national park in

A mountain gorilla plays with a young gorilla in a clearing in Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border town of Bunagana October 21, 2012. The M23 Movement, the newly formed political wing of former M23 rebels, opened Virunga national park to tourists to allow the tracking of the rare mountain gorillas. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Memorial cross silhouetted on Mount Nyiragongo Volcano, Kibati, Virunga National Park, Parq National des Virunga, Democratic Republic of Congo

A small memorial cross marks the spot where a tourist fell to her death on Mount Nyiragongo Volcano, Kibati, Virunga National Park, Parq National des Virunga, Democratic Republic of Congo. It is one of the most active volcanos in Africa and is also a popular tourist destination

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Aerial view of the Great Rift Valley, East Africa
Mount Karisimbi, an inactive (dormant) volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
At 4, 507?metres Karisimbi is the highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range. Karisimbi is flanked by Mikeno to the north, Bisoke to the east and Nyiragongo to the west.
Adrian Warren

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