These rivers link communities, sustain stunning wildlife, and provide essential resources like food and water.
Stretching for 2,900 miles (4,700 km), it’s Africa’s second-longest river, after the Nile, and flows through seven countries: the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the ...
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 ...