A boat that caught fire in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo capsized, leaving at least 50 dead and hundreds missing, ...

The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, ...

At least 148 people were found dead in Democratic Republic of Congo after a motorised wooden boat caught fire and capsized, media reports citing local officials said on Friday.

Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke ...

A packed boat caught fire and capsized in Congo’s northwest, killing 148 and leaving over 100 missing. The vessel, carrying ...

Residents are calling for urgent repair work to be carried out on a canal bridge which is in an "appalling" state. Lower ...

About 500 passengers were on board. The wooden boat capsized Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in the country’s northwest, leaving at least 148 people dead and dozens missing ...

At least 148 people were found dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a motorized wooden boat caught fire ... at least 22 people died after a river boat sank in December in western Congo.

Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke out, according to Josephine-Pacifique Lokumu, head of a delegation of ...

Boating accidents are common in Congo, where old, wooden vessels are the main form ... In a separate incident, at least 22 people died after a river boat sank in December in western Congo.