A river boat sank in western Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 22 people after the overcrowded upper deck collapsed, a local official told Reuters on Wednesday.

This long river system has a unique anatomy that divides it into three distinct regions: the upper, middle and lower Congo. The upper is made up of tributaries and rapids, the middle is mostly a ...

Local officials say two boats have collided on the Congo River in western Congo, but they give conflicting accounts on deaths By Jean-Yves Kamale UPDATED: February 13, 2024 at 5:04 PM PST ...

A Times reporter, Dionne Searcey, traveled the Congo river to explore a dangerous logging trade that officials say is rife with corruption. Here is some of what she saw.