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 ...

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 Congo River Alliance, which includes M23, said in a statement on Saturday that it had "decided to reposition its forces" from Walikale and surrounding areas that M23 took control of this week.

Its capture puts the rebels within 400 km (250 miles) of Kisangani, which is the country's fourth-biggest city and has a bustling port at the Congo River's farthest navigable point upstream of the ...

The author of the attack is among the victims,” Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes the M23, told reporters. “There are 65 injured, six of whom are ...