Public boats, with ample sleeping quarters, plied the Congo until the government of the DRC let them fall into disrepair. Now river traffic consists largely of barges (top) and pirogues (center).

Africa’s second-longest river is by some distance its deepest, with a depth of up to 220 metres. The Congo River runs through the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

While the Nile is the longest and probably the most famous river in Africa, it is certainly not the deepest. This is because the Congo River is the deepest in the world, reaching depths of up to ...

I did not fall for such ruse; I was more drawn to a boat-ride on the Congo River (no one knew why it was named so), and there was a standoff when our guide, Khamisi, turned up without the life ...

Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents and soldiers fled by the thousands, ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

Boats carrying passengers on the Congo river are often poorly maintained, crowded and overloaded At least 34 people are feared drowned after a boat sank on the River Congo. Police said 76 ...

Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition that includes M23, confirmed the group moved into Nyabibwe. "They attacked us and we defended ourselves," he told Reuters.