and Kisangani, a significant river port on the Congo River. The official language is French, although languages such as Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo, and Tshiluba are widely spoken. The Democratic ...

Engine trouble and other mishaps delayed the Kwema Express during its voyage up the Congo. After eight months the barge finally reached Kisangani. We leave the Lomami River and return to the Congo.

Our next challenge was to find one of the extraordinary Congo river boats that make the journey of over three weeks from Kisangani in the east to Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. This stretch of the ...

Along an overgrown rail track south of the Zairean town Kisangani a UN expedition together ... persecution that transpired throughout the vast Congo basin The Huturefugees leave the forest ...