The DR Congo is planning to build a massive dam delivering power to millions of people - but it is not easy.

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).

plant life and wildlife. The river is divided into three parts, the upper, middle and lower Congo, with each part having its own set of characteristics. The upper is made up of tributaries and ...

The researchers concentrated on the Congo River Basin. It turns out that in Central Africa, there are still animals and plants that humans have never seen before. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF ...

They looked to the vast Congo River, realising that its powerful waters ... Electricity produced by these turbines would then finance the plant's other turbines, he said. On its own, Inga 3 ...