To understand how this abundance of plant matter affects the colour of the Ruki River, as well as the entire Congo River, Dr Drake and his team set up a measuring station near the city of Mbandaka.

The river Congo is as deep as 220 metres in parts, making it the deepest in the world. ... plant life and wildlife. The river is divided into three parts, the upper, middle and lower Congo, ...

The country is home to the Grand Inga hydropower site on the Congo River between Kinshasa and the Atlantic Ocean. The first hydropower plant, Inga 1, was built in 1978 with an installed capacity ...