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Congo official: investigation finds operators of capsized boat overloaded, bribed officials

In Congo, where 270 died in boat accidents, risky river travel is a way of life _ and death

Survivor of Congo boat sinking says fishermen looted burning vessels, beat drowning passengers

Congo boat safety questioned as 2 unrelated boat capsizes leave 70 dead, 200 feared dead

Congo’s 2nd weekend boat capsize leaves 70 dead; 200 feared dead from other tipped boat

Congo boat catches fire and capsizes, with some 200 passengers feared dead, survivor says

Congo police seize 116 elephant tusks, arrest 2 after truck crush in northeast

Plane crashes in western Congo, killing 19 passengers with 2 survivors, police say

At least 80 dead after boat capsizes in western Congo, government spokesman says

Congo’s president pays a visit to the site of deadly tanker explosion; 242 dead

Congo’s president pays a visit to the site of deadly tanker explosion; 235 dead

Congo: burned survivors recover from deadly tanker explosion; UN says at least 230 dead

Congo: UN says at least 220 dead, scores wounded oil tanker truck explosion

Congo: Red Cross says 204 dead in oil tanker truck explosion

Congo: UN radio says 190 dead in oil truck explosion

State radio: Train driver in Republic of Congo blamed for derailment that killed 76

At least 48 killed in Republic of Congo train crash, more than 400 hurt, health minister says

At least 49 killed in Republic of Congo train crash, more than 400 hurt, health minister says

At least 60 dead in Republic of Congo train crash, 300 hurt, railway official says

Cameroon gov’t says wreckage of missing plane carrying Australian mine execs has been found

80 boat passengers missing, feared dead after overloaded canoe capsizes on Congo river

At least 5 dead after a boat capsizes in lake in eastern Congo, local boat captain says

27 civilians killed by Hutu rebels in Congo’s east, 100 taken hostage, UN radio says

Duvalier ruling a loss for cash-strapped Haiti, embarrassment for Swiss government

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Tin mine collapse in mineral-rich Congo kills 6 people, including 5 children and a mother

Volcano erupts in east Congo, sending lava toward national park home to endangered wildlife