Hundreds have been killed in boat accidents in recent years as more people abandon the few available roads for wooden vessels packed with passengers and their goods. “Our magnificent Congo River ...

The number of people who died after a motorized wooden boat caught fire and capsized in the Congo River in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 148, officials said on Friday.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The death toll from a boat crash in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 from 50 with more than 100 still missing, officials said Friday. The boat capsized Tuesday after ...