List of rivers of Africa
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 |
|---|---|
| 01 Congo | |
| 02 Niger | |
| 03 Ogooué | |
| 04 Zambezi | |
| 05 Nile | |
| 06 Sanaga | |
| 07 Cross | |
| 08 Kwanza | |
| 09 Betsiboka | |
| 10 Wouri | |
| 11 Volta | |
| 12 Chari | |
| 13 Cavally | |
| 14 Konkouré | |
| 15 St Paul | |
| 16 Rufiji | |
| 17 Benin | |
| 18 Sofia | |
| 19 Moa | |
| 20 Tsiribihina | |
| 21 Kouilou | |
| 22 Sassandra | |
| 23 L. Scarcies | |
| 24 Sewa | |
| 25 Rovuma | |
| 26 St John | |
| 27 Ntem | |
| 28 Omo | |
| 29 Nyanga | |
| 30 Lofa |
