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 ...

Home to one of the largest tributaries of the Congo River, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of ...

KINSHASA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The Congo River has risen to its highest level ... Poor urban planning and weak infrastructure have made some African countries vulnerable to flash floods after ...

(Reuters) - 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. Boating ...

Three countries in Central Africa’s Congo Basin are being closely watched for the possibility of a future political upheaval or coups after the fall of the Bongo dynasty in neighboring Gabon.

I traveled the Congo River to explore a perilous timber trade that officials say is rife with corruption. The old-growth rainforest of Africa’s Congo Basin is second in size only to the Amazon ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ... Rebels face pressure to pull out of Goma The ...

KINSHASA, Congo — An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday ... becoming increasingly frequent in this central African nation as more people are abandoning the few ...

38 People Are Dead and Over 100 Missing in Congo After a Ferry Capsizes on the Busira River KINSHASA ... increasingly frequent in this central African nation as more people are giving up the ...