The Congo River is a long, arcing river in West-Central Africa, featuring a rainforest and providing food and transport for 75 million people. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...

The river stretches for 2,900 miles (4,700 km) and is Africa's second-longest river after the Nile.

ON THE CONGO RIVER, Democratic Republic of Congo—It begins with shouting. Almost everything here seems to. This time they are shouts of encouragement: “ Vite !

In a country with few paved roads, boarding an overcrowded boat on a treacherous river is a way of life. This weekend, journeys on the dangerous waterways stole the lives of up to 270 people.

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 ...