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From the Nile to the Congo, African rivers have long provided arterial waterways for human populations and animal migration. Learn about these and other African rivers.
Featured Article: The Senegal River
Senegal River, a river in western Africa. It is formed by the junction of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers in Mali and flows generally northwestward along the Mauritania-Senegal boundary to the Atlantic Ocean near Saint-Louis, Senegal. See more »
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The Congo River
Congo River, a river of equatorial Africa and one of the great rivers of the world.
See more »The Limpopo River
Limpopo River, or Crocodile River, a river of South Africa and Mozambique. It is about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long.
See more »The Niger River
Niger River, a river of western Africa. It is 2,600 miles (4,200 km) long, the third longest in Africa (after the Nile and the Congo).
See more »The Nile River
Nile River, the chief river of Africa and the longest in the world. Measured from its remote source, the Nile River is some 4,100 miles (6,600 km) long.
See more »The Orange River
Orange River, the chief river of South Africa. It begins on the slopes of the Drakensberg range in northeastern Lesotho and flows generally westward for 1,300 miles (2,100 km) across Lesotho and South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.
See more »The Senegal River
Senegal River, a river in western Africa. It is formed by the junction of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers in Mali and flows generally northwestward along the Mauritania-Senegal boundary to the Atlantic Ocean near Saint-Louis, Senegal.
See more »The Ubangi River
Ubangi River, a major tributary of the Congo River in equatorial Africa. The Ubangi is formed at the junction of the Uele and Bomu rivers.
See more »The Vaal River
Vaal River, a river in South Africa. It is the chief tributary of the Orange River.
See more »The Zambezi River
Zambezi (or Zambeze)River, one of the largest rivers in Africa. From headwaters in eastern Angola and western Zambia, it flows easterly in an S-shaped curve for about 1,600 miles (2,600 km) to the Indian Ocean in Mozambique.
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