At least 41 die as boat capsizes in DRC’s Lake Tanganyika

About 100 people, as well as cargo, were reportedly on board the vessel when it sank on Lake Tanganyika.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A ferry is docked in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on October 8, 2024 [Justin Kabumba/AP] By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press Published On 25 Sep 2026 25 Sep 2026 At least 41 people have died, and 49 others have been rescued, after a boat capsized on Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Norris Mulongoyi, the provincial transport minister for DRC’s Tanganyika province, told The Associated Press news agency that search operations were under way to locate the remaining passengers.

The boat was reportedly carrying about 100 people and cargo when it capsized near the Congolese village of Mapera.