“The Congo River is the spine of our country,” says ... Then the same gear broke again, forcing another trip down the river. After three days the barge was on the move again.

While the Nile is the longest and probably the most famous river in Africa, it is certainly not the deepest. This is because the Congo River is the deepest in the world, reaching depths of up to ...

Even the beach “boys” that hassle visitors with their trinkets and sandals and what-have-you have now turned to selling trips to some ... to a boat-ride on the Congo River (no one knew why ...