The latest news on the Democratic Republic of Congo. A tragic scene unfolded on Tuesday on the Congo River, where a wooden vessel carrying around 500 people caught fire and capsized, leaving 148 ...

In a tragic incident, a motorised wooden boat in the Congo River caught fire and capsized, resulting in a confirmed death toll of 148. Hundreds remain missing as rescue operations continue. The ...

Goma, Apr. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Thirty-three people have died in a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The accident occurred on Tuesday on the Congo River. According to consistent reports in ...

A boat carrying up to 500 passengers caught fire and capsized in the Congo River, resulting in at least 148 deaths. Officials report many still missing. The vessel, originating from Mbandaka, ...

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 ...

Planes serve only a limited number of cities and towns. As a result people often travel on lakes, the Congo River -- the second longest in Africa after the Nile -- and its winding tributaries ...

Local authorities and police initially reported 50 deaths, but the number of victims rose sharply by Saturday. The accident occurred on Tuesday on the Congo River. According to consistent reports in ...

Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday ... planes serve only a limited number of cities and towns. As a result, people often travel ...

Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday ... and planes serve only a limited number of cities and towns. As a result people often ...

About 500 passengers were on board. The wooden boat capsized Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country’s northwest, leaving at least 148 people dead and dozens missing ...