Barges get stuck in silt. Engines break down. Time inches by. Men play checkers. The river connects nine African countries along its nearly 3,000-mile journey to the Atlantic Ocean, but its ...

The flow of water through the planet’s nearly 3 million rivers is changing rapidly, with potentially drastic implications for ...

Belgian historian David van Reybrouck acknowledges this duality — let’s call it the magical actuality of rivers — in relation to Central Africa’s greatest river. The Congo, tells Van ...

Encompassing a sizable portion of Central Serengeti, this vast valley teems with wildlife. The valley's river keeps the vegetation plentiful, supporting herbivores throughout the year. Wildebeest ...

Officials say 38 people are confirmed dead, and over 100 missing in Congo after an overloaded ferry — full of people returning home for Christmas — capsized ...