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

The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, ...

Congo’s rivers are a major means of transport ... Hundreds have been killed in boat accidents in recent years as more people abandon the few available roads for wooden vessels packed with ...

A boat has capsized after catching fire in northwestern Congo, leaving at least 50 people dead and more than 100 missing, a local official said on Wednesday.Dozens were saved following the accident on ...