The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said Friday. About 500 passengers were on board.

Congo and Rwanda have committed to signing a peace agreement in Washington on June 27. The move was announced in a joint press release from the two nations and the U.S. Department of State. Both ...

Africa’s second-longest river is by some distance its deepest, with a depth of up to 220 metres. The Congo River runs through the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the ...

A river boat sank in western Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 22 people after the overcrowded upper deck collapsed, a local official told Reuters on Wednesday.

A boat has capsized after catching fire in northwestern Congo, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds missing, a local official said on Wednesday.

Around 30 people were killed as the heavy rains inundated the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital over the weekend, officials said.

After six weeks as Premier of the Congo, Moise Tshombe was hanging on by the skin of his big white teeth. Only the U.S. seemed interested in helping him hang on. It gave him a few renovated B-26s ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to ending fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the U.S. State Department said.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to ending fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the U.S. State Department said.