Public boats, with ample sleeping quarters, plied the Congo until the government of the DRC let them fall into disrepair. Now river traffic consists largely of barges (top) and pirogues (center).

The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...

multi-billion dollar mega-dam on the Congo River - one that would produce enough renewable electricity to power vast areas of Africa. The structure would be called the Grand Inga Dam. Located in ...

The project’s integration of green energy sources, primarily from hydropower generated by the Congo River, promises to create a sustainable ... tonnes of food annually from the Kivus, an area located ...

Corneille Nangaa, a former head of DR Congo's electoral commission, now leads the Congo River Alliance, which includes the M23 rebel group. He has addressed large rallies in the cities under the ...