Officials say the death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 ...

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Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has returned to Congo after two years of self-imposed exile abroad. He arrived on Friday in the rebel-held eastern city of Goma.

A local official says a boat has capsized after catching fire in northwestern Congo, leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds missing.

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The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week rose to ... the river commissioner, told The Associated Press. Several passengers, including women and children, died ...

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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat has capsized after ... the river commissioner, told The Associated Press. The boat, HB Kongolo, had left the port of Matankumu for the Bolomba territory.