List of rivers of Africa

This is a list of rivers in Africa.

The African continent hosts some of the largest freshwater systems worldwide including the Nile and the Congo River.

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 Black Kei River - South Africa White 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 Black Umfolozi River - South Africa White 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 Athi - Kenya Mara - Kenya and Tanzania Ewaso - Nyiro-Kenya Sondu - Mirio-Kenya Ruvoma - Tanzania Rufiji - Tanzania Ruvu - Tanzania Shebelle - Somalia and Ethiopia Jubba - Somalia and Ethiopia Nile - Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt Sezibwa - Uganda Maputo - Tanzania Awash - Ethiopia and Somalia Genale - Ethiopia and Somalia Dawa - Ethiopia and Somalia Omo - Ethiopia and Somalia Ruzizi - Rwanda and Burundi Ruvubu - Rwanda and Burundi Akanyaru - Rwanda and Burundi Nyabarongo - Rwanda and Burundi Victoria Nile - Uganda Albert Nile - Uganda Achwa - Uganda, South Sudan Kafu - Uganda

West Africa Aba - Nigeria Bandama River Benin - Nigeria Benue - Nigeria Cavalla River - Liberia Ethiope River - Nigeria Gambia - The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea Imo - Nigeria Kaduna - Nigeria 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 Oyan - Nigeria Osun - Nigeria Oteghelli - Nigeria Oueme - Benin Rokel - Sierra Leone Saint Paul - Liberia Sanaga - Cameroon Sankarani - Mali Senegal - Senegal, Mauritania, Mali Sewa River Volta - Ghana, Burkina Faso Cross River (Nigeria) - Nigeria Nuon River - Liberia, Ivory Coast Cestos River - Liberia Yobe River - Nigeria

North Africa

Nile - Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia. 6,650 km Atbarah River - Sudan, Ethiopia Blue Nile - Sudan, Ethiopia Didessa River - Ethiopia Nile - Egypt Bahr el Zeraf - South Sudan White Nile - Sudan, South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda Bou Regreg - Morocco. 240 km Draa River - Morocco. 1100 km Moulouya River - Morocco. 520 km Oum Er-Rbia River - Morocco. 555 km Sebou River - Morocco. 496 km Chelif River - Algeria. 725 km

Rivers of Africa by discharge

See also

Geography of Africa List of rivers of Europe List of rivers of Asia List of rivers of the Americas List of rivers of Oceania Lists of rivers List of dry rivers in Africa

References