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).

At least 25 people were killed after a boat capsized on the Kwa River in southwestern Congo. Most of those who died were ...

Our next challenge was to find one of the extraordinary Congo river boats that make the journey of over three weeks from Kisangani in the east to Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. This stretch of the ...

A boat capsized on the Kwa River in southwestern Congo, killing 25 people, including soccer players. The victims were ...

At least 25 people, mostly soccer players, were killed after a boat they were travelling into capsized in southwestern Congo.

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat has capsized in southwestern ... province on Sunday night when the vessel capsized on the Kwa River, said Alexis Mputu, the provincial spokesman.

A boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people ... province on Sunday night when the vessel capsized on the Kwa River, said Alexis Mputu, the provincial spokesman.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern ... warned against overloading boats and vowed to punish those ...