List of rivers of Africa
Appearance
This is a list of rivers in Africa. See below each river's article for its tributaries, drainage areas, etc.
Southern Africa
[edit]- 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
- 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
[edit]- Chari - Central African Republic, Chad, 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
- 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
- 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
[edit]- 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
West Africa
[edit]- Aba - Nigeria
- Bandama River
- Benue - Nigeria
- Cavalla River - Liberia
- Ethiope River - Nigeria
- 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
- Sewa River
- Volta - Ghana, Burkina Faso
- Cross River (Nigeria) - Nigeria
- Nuon River - Liberia, Ivory Coast
- Cestos River - Liberia
North Africa
[edit]- 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
[edit]River | Average discharge (m3/s) at mouth |
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001 Congo | |
002 Niger | |
003 Ogooué | |
004 Zambezi | |
005 Nile | |
006 Sanaga | |
007 Cross | |
008 Kwanza | |
009 Rovuma | |
010 Betsiboka | |
011 Wouri | |
012 Tsiribihina | |
013 Volta | |
014 Rufiji | |
015 Chari | |
016 Cavally | |
017 Konkouré | |
018 St Paul | |
019 Benin | |
020 Sofia | |
021 Moa | |
022 Kouilou |
River | Average discharge (m3/s) at mouth |
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022 Kouilou | |
023 Sassandra | |
024 L. Scarcies | |
025 Sewa | |
026 St John | |
027 Maningory | |
028 Lúrio | |
029 Ntem | |
030 Omo | |
031 Nyanga | |
032 Mangoky | |
033 Sénégal | |
034 Nyong | |
035 Loffa | |
036 Bandama | |
037 Cestos | |
038 Mahavavy | |
039 Corubal | |
040 Rokel | |
041 Mbini | |
042 Pungwe | |
043 Mahajamba | |
044 Jong | |
045 Save | |
046 Kolenté | |
047 Licungo | |
048 Mitimele | |
049 Mangoro | |
050 Imo | |
051 Gambia |
River | Average discharge (m3/s) at mouth |
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052 Mano | |
053 Orange | |
054 Cuvo | |
055 Mebridege | |
056 Jubba | |
057 Rianila | |
058 Ogun | |
059 Búzi | |
060 Limpopo | |
061 Fatala | |
062 Okavango | |
063 Sehnkwehn | |
064 Kogon | |
065 Pra | |
066 Farmington | |
067 Simianona | |
068 Komo | |
069 Komoé | |
070 Ouémé | |
071 Mungo | |
072 Mananara | |
073 Tana | |
074 Manambolo | |
075 Messalo | |
076 Ivondro | |
077 Geba | |
078 Antainambalana | |
079 Cunene | |
080 Catumbela | |
081 Maevarano |
River | Average discharge (m3/s) at mouth |
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082 Longa | |
083 Kwa Ibo | |
084 Osun | |
085 Tinguilinta | |
086 Mananjary | |
087 Timbo | |
088 Onilahy | |
089 Maningoza | |
090 Tano | |
091 Analanjirofo | |
092 Dugbe | |
093 Mananara | |
094 Gbangbaia | |
095 Onive | |
096 Sibiti | |
097 Incomáti | |
098 Ankobra | |
099 Awash | |
100 Manambaho | |
101 Mzimvubu | |
102 Ligonha | |
103 Rungwa | |
104 Dibamba | |
105 Ramboué | |
106 Sebou | |
107 Manampatrana | |
108 Momba | |
109 Sambirano | |
110 Akpakorum | |
111 Sinoe |
River | Average discharge (m3/s) at mouth |
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112 Mono | |
113 Kerio | |
114 Chiloango | |
115 Douengui | |
116 Tugela | |
117 Maputo | |
118 Pangani | |
119 Coporolo | |
120 Great Kwa | |
121 Mémé |