It was a vast, unwieldy expedition. Three giant inflatable rafts, two watercraft jets, six rubber dinghies, eight Land Rovers and six Range Rovers, 89 tons of gear, and one Beaver aircraft which was ...

Though very close in genetic relationship and virtually next-door neighbors, chimpanzees and a less-well-known species called bonobos in Zaire are socially poles apart. Only identified as a species ...

Finally, the champion of our list of 11 deepest rivers in the world, the Congo River is formerly known as the Zaire River, and it is 2, 900 miles long. The second-longest river on the continent right ...

Tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees pleaded with relief workers Wednesday to ferry them across the Zaire River, convinced that the rebels who are out to topple Zaire's government are also after them ...

The continent of Africa is home to some incredible and diverse landscapes - ranging from vast deserts and towering mountains, to lush rainforests and savannahs which make for the perfect safari. Yet ...

"The state-owned company that dominates river transport in Zaire, ONATRA was known as the Office d'Exploitation des Transports Coloniaux during colonial times. It was created in 1935 as a ...

When the Portuguese arrived at the mouth of the Zaire River in 1483, two vibrant normative regimes came into contact. The European traders, missionaries, and soldiers who followed the first explorers ...