{
  "id": 7143857,
  "title": "As catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/as-catches-dwindle-congo-river-fishermen-turn-to-plastic-waste",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T17:25:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260913-as-fish-catches-dwindle-congo-river-fishermen-turn-to-plastic"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On the Congo River, plastic is becoming the catch of the day. Some fishermen around Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can now make more money pulling plastic from the water than catching fish, as declining catches and growing waste pollution threaten an artisanal way of life.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}