List of rivers of Africa

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

Southern Africa 1
Central Africa 2
East Africa 3
West Africa 4
North Africa 5
See also 6

Southern Africa

Cuanza - Angola
Turbeville River - South Africa
Gamtoos River - South Africa
Ihosy River - Madagascar
Kafue River - Zambia
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
Molopo - Botswana, South Africa
Okavango - Botswana, Namibia, Angola (as "Cubango")
Onilahy River - Madagascar
Orange - South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia

Shangani River - Zimbabwe
Swakop River - Namibia
Tugela - South Africa
Zambezi - Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique

Central Africa

Chari - Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon
- Logone - Central African Republic, Chfjjf Cameroon
Congo - Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo
- Ebola River - Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kwango - Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon
- Kasai - Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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
Mbomou - Central Africa

East Africa

Athi - Kenya
Awash - Ethiopia
Jubba - Somalia
- Dawa - Ethiopia
- Ganale Dorya River - Ethiopia
Kerio - Kenya
Maputo - Mozambique
Mara - Kenya, Tanzania
Omo - Ethiopia
Rufiji - Tanzania
Ruvuma (Rovuma) - Tanzania, Mozambique
Shebelle - Ethiopia, Somalia
Tana - Kenya
White Nile - Uganda
Kazinga - Uganda
Kagera River - Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Sondu Miriu River - Kenya

West Africa

Aba - Nigeria
Benue - Nigeria
Cavalla River - Liberia
Gambia - The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea
Kolenté (Great Scarcies) - Guinea, Sierra Leone
Little Scarcies (Kaba) - Guinea, Sierra Leone
Moa - Guinea, Sierra Leone
Niger - Nigeria, Benin, Niger, Mali, Guinea
Oba - Nigeria
Ose - Nigeria
Osun - Nigeria
Oteghelli - Nigeria
Oueme - Benin
Rokel - Sierra Leone
Saint Paul - Liberia
Sanaga - Cameroon
Sankarani - Mali
Senegal - Senegal, Mauritania, Mali
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone
Volta - Ghana, Burkina Faso
Cross River - Nigeria
Nuon River - Liberia, Ivory Coast
Cestos River - Liberia

North Africa

Nile - Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia
- Atbarah River - Sudan, Ethiopia
- Blue Nile - Sudan, Ethiopia
- Didessa River - Ethiopia
- Nile - Sudan
- Bahr el Zeraf - South Sudan
- White Nile - Sudan, South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
- White Nile - Sudan, South Sudan
Bou Regreg - Morocco
Draa River - Algeria, Morocco
Moulouya River - Morocco
Oum Er-Rbia River - Morocco
Sebou River - Morocco

List of rivers of Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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List of rivers of Africa