the Republic of Congo, the CAR, Zambia, Angola, Cameroon, Tanzania, Gabon and Burundi - and has a total length of 2,900 miles. It is also the only major river to cross the Equator not just once ...
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).