The nearly 3,000-mile Congo River is the backbone of one of Africa's poorest and most conflict-ridden countries. A trip down the riverine highway... Congo River Pulses Life Into African Nation First ...

KINSHASA, Congo – An overcrowded boat capsized Monday in Congo, witnesses said, leaving at least 106 people missing in the latest transportation tragedy in this vast Central African country of jungles ...

The Congo River basin, which spans six African countries, is coming under pressure, partly due to clearing of the forests for subsistence agriculture, large-scale farming, illegal logging and lack of ...

The Congo River is a long, arcing river with a basin that spans nine countries in West-Central Africa. This extensive body of water provides food, water, medicine and transport to about 75 million ...

Livingstone Falls, a series of 32 rapids and cataracts on the Congo River, extending for about 220 miles (354 km) between Kinshasa and Matadi in Congo (Kinshasa) and partially along the border with ...

The Inga site on the Congo River has a theoretical capacity of 44 gigawatts, enough to power 88 nuclear reactors, but it ...

In early August, toxic substances from three diamond-processing facilities in neighboring Angola polluted the Kasai River, a major tributary of the Congo. Researchers fear there could be severe and ...

At Least 107 Killed in Congo as Whaleboat Sinks in River KINSHASA (Reuters) -At least 107 people have died after a whaleboat caught fire in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

A boating incident on the Congo river left 60 people dead and more than 200 missing, according to Congo’s humanitarian affairs minister. Minister Steve Mbikayi reported that a whaling boat with more ...