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 tragic incident occurred near Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Equateur province when a packed wooden boat ...

The boat was carrying as many as 500 passengers, including women and children, when it overturned in the Congo River ...

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 death toll among the 500 ...