“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.

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 ...

Tragedy struck in Congo on Tuesday ... just a few hundred meters into the trip. A search party for those on board was quickly launched. Inongo river commissioner David Kalemba said, "There ...