As a result of a boat fire on the Congo River near Kinshasa, at least 148 people have died, and over 100 are still missing. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday, with about 500 people on board the boat.

Kinshasa, Apr 19 (EFE).— At least 148 people have died and 100 remain missing after a wooden riverboat caught fire and sank on the Congo River in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

ALBAWABA - Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said Friday that a fire on an overloaded wooden boat on the Congo River had killed at least 148 people and left hundreds more missing.

The incident took place in the late evening of Tuesday, April 15, in the Congo River, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera reported. Compétent Loyoko, a river commissioner, said a motorized wooden ...

Many people, especially Indigenous communities, depend on the Congo Basin for food, water, and materials to support their farming. In some parts of the DRC, Cameroon, and Gabon, economic hardship has ...