List of rivers of Africa

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This is a list of rivers in Africa. See below each river's article for its tributaries, drainage areas, etc.

Southern Africa[]

  • Cuanza - Angola
  • Great Fish River - South Africa
  • Great Kei River - South Africa
  • Groot River(s) - South Africa
    • Groot River (Western Cape)
    • Groot River (Southern Cape)
    • Groot River (Eastern Cape)
    • another name for the Orange River - South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia
  • Gamtoos River - South Africa
  • Ihosy River - Madagascar
  • Jukskei River - South Africa
  • Kafue River - Zambia
  • Kowie River - South Africa
  • Kuiseb - Namibia
  • Kunene - Angola (as Cunene), Namibia
  • Kwando - Namibia, also known as Linyanti and Chobe in places
  • Limpopo - Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana
  • Luangwa River - Zambia
  • Mania River - Madagascar
  • Maputo River - South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique
  • Molopo - Botswana, South Africa
  • Mooi River (Tugela) - South Africa
  • Mthatha River - South Africa
  • Okavango - Botswana, Namibia, Angola (as "Cubango")
  • Onilahy River - Madagascar
  • Orange - South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia
  • Caledon - South Africa, Lesotho
  • Vaal - South Africa
  • Fish - Namibia
  • Shangani River - Zimbabwe
  • Swakop River - Namibia
  • Tugela - South Africa
  • Umfolozi River - South Africa
  • Umgeni River - South Africa
  • Umkomazi River - South Africa
  • Zambezi - Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
  • Gairezi - Zimbabwe, Mozambique

Central Africa[]

  • Chari - Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon
    • Logone - Central African Republic, Cameroon
  • Kagera River - Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  • Congo - Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo
    • Ebola River - Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Kasai - Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo
      • Kwango - Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
      • Sankuru - Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Lualaba - Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Lomami - Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Ubangi - Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic
    • Lulonga - Democratic Republic of the Congo
      • Lopori - Democratic Republic of the Congo
      • Maringa - Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Tshuapa - Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Uele - Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Nyabarongo River - Rwanda
  • Rurubu River - Burundi
  • Ruzizi River - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi
  • Mbomou - Central Africa Republic
  • Wouri - Cameroon
  • Xufexufe River - São Tomé and Príncipe

East Africa[]

  • Tana- Kenya
  • - Kenya
  • - Kenya and Tanzania
  • - Nyiro-Kenya
  • - Mirio-Kenya
  • - Tanzania
  • Rufiji - Tanzania
  • Ruvu - Tanzania
  • - Somalia
  • Juba - Somalia
  • Nile - Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan
  • -uganda


West Africa[]

North Africa[]

See also[]

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