Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke ...

Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke ...

The disaster occurred on Tuesday, when an explosion—believed to have been caused by a cooking fire—sparked a devastating ...

The floods left at least 70 dead, 150 injured, displaced over 21,000 people, and disrupted 73 health facilities.

At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the northwest of ...

The mayor of the DR Congo town near where a boat caught fire earlier this week told AFP on Saturday that at least 33 people ...

After floods devastate Congo, scientists say climate change is making heavier rains more likely and call for better data to ...

At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic ...

Congo, a vast Central African country, suffers from a lack of practicable roads. As a result, travel is often on body of ...

The Congo River's seasonal peaks are relatively well understood and monitored. But urban tributaries are harder to predict. DRC's meteorological agency Mettelsat and its partners are building ...

At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic ...

As a result, travel often occurs on lakes, the Congo River and its tributaries, where shipwrecks are frequent and the death tolls often heavy. A chronic absence of passenger lists often ...