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Benue
The Benue, about 1,400 km, is the Niger's largest tributary.
💡 Did you know? The Benue is the largest tributary of the Niger.
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Blue Nile
The Blue Nile, about 1,450 km, rises in Ethiopia and joins the White Nile at Khartoum.
💡 Did you know? The Blue Nile rises in Ethiopia and supplies most of the Nile's water.
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Kasai
The Kasai, about 2,150 km long, is one of the Congo's largest tributaries.
💡 Did you know? The Kasai is a major tributary of the Congo.
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Congo
The Congo, about 4,700 km long, is Africa's second-longest and most water-rich river, emptying into the Atlantic.
💡 Did you know? The Congo is Africa's most water-rich river and the deepest in the world.
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Limpopo
The Limpopo, about 1,750 km, flows through southern Africa into the Indian Ocean.
💡 Did you know? The Limpopo forms borders in southern Africa.
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Niger
The Niger runs about 4,180 km in a great arc through West Africa, reaching the Gulf of Guinea.
💡 Did you know? The Niger makes a great arc through West Africa.
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Nile
At about 6,650 km, the Nile is the longest river on Earth, flowing north from East Africa through Egypt into the Mediterranean.
💡 Did you know? The Nile is regarded as the world's longest river, reaching the Mediterranean in Egypt.
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Okavango
The Okavango, about 1,700 km, ends inland in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
💡 Did you know? The Okavango ends not in the sea but in a vast inland delta.
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Orange
The Orange, about 2,200 km, is South Africa's longest river and flows into the Atlantic.
💡 Did you know? The Orange is the longest river in South Africa.
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Zambezi
The Zambezi, about 2,570 km long, forms Victoria Falls and empties into the Indian Ocean.
💡 Did you know? The Zambezi is home to the famous Victoria Falls.
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Chari
The Chari, about 1,400 km, flows into Lake Chad.
💡 Did you know? The Chari feeds the shrinking Lake Chad.
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Senegal
The Senegal, about 1,080 km, forms a long stretch of border and empties into the Atlantic.
💡 Did you know? The Senegal forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.
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Ubangi
The Ubangi, about 1,060 km, is the Congo's largest right-bank tributary.
💡 Did you know? The Ubangi is a border river and tributary of the Congo.
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Volta
The Volta, about 1,500 km, is dammed into the vast Lake Volta in Ghana and reaches the Gulf of Guinea.
💡 Did you know? The Volta is dammed in Ghana into one of the world's largest reservoirs.
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