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).

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

This incredible river is the second-longest in Africa and is also the world's deepest river, with a measured depth of around ...

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 ...

McGinn, Kathleen L., Anne Starks Acosta, Deborah M. Kolb, and Cailin B. Hammer. "Congo River Basin Project: Role for Dr. Beni." Harvard Business School Exercise 909 ...

This includes the Nile, Africa’s longest river and one of the longest in the world. Further south lies the continent’s second longest - the Congo River, formerly the Zaire River - which is ...