A mother watched in despair as an excavator demolished her Kinshasa home, part of a campaign to clamp down on unauthorised ...

A mother watched in despair as an excavator demolished her Kinshasa home ... which sits on the banks of the mighty Congo River, killed dozens of people early last month. Authorities have begun ...

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 ...

Kinshasa faces two distinct flood hazards: first, flooding from the Congo River, which typically peaks around December and January; and, second, urban flood events driven by local rainfall and ...

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat has capsized after catching fire in northwestern Congo, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds missing, a local official said on Wednesday. Dozens were saved ...

Heavy rains have triggered severe flooding from a key river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital Kinshasa, killing some 30 people and destroying homes and roads. Provincial Health ...

which is the country's fourth-biggest city and has a bustling port at the Congo River's farthest navigable point upstream of the capital Kinshasa. Addressing Walikale residents who had gathered in ...

Kinshasa, Congo – A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern Congo, leaving 38 people confirmed dead and over 100 others missing ...