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

==Southern Africa== 
* [[Cuanza River|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 River|Kuiseb]] - [[Namibia]]
* [[Kunene River|Kunene]] - [[Angola]] <small>''(as [[Cunene River|Cunene]])''</small>, [[Namibia]]
* [[Kwando River|Kwando]] - [[Namibia]], also known as ''Linyanti'' and ''Chobe'' in places
* [[Limpopo River|Limpopo]] - [[Mozambique]], [[South Africa]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Botswana]]
* [[Luangwa River]] - [[Zambia]]
* [[Mania River]] - [[Madagascar]]
* [[Maputo River]] - [[South Africa]], [[Eswatini]], [[Mozambique]]
* [[Molopo River|Molopo]] - [[Botswana]], [[South Africa]]
* [[Mooi River (Tugela)]] - [[South Africa]]
* [[Mthatha River]] - [[South Africa]]
* [[Okavango River|Okavango]] - [[Botswana]], [[Namibia]], [[Angola]] <small>''(as "Cubango")''</small>
* [[Onilahy River]] - [[Madagascar]]
* [[Orange River|Orange]] - [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], [[Namibia]]
:* [[Caledon River|Caledon]] - [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]]
:* [[Vaal River|Vaal]] - [[South Africa]]
:* [[Fish River, Namibia|Fish]] - [[Namibia]]
* [[Shangani River]] - [[Zimbabwe]]
* [[Swakop River]] - [[Namibia]]
* [[Tugela River|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 River|Gairezi]] - [[Zimbabwe]], [[Mozambique]]

==Central Africa==
* [[Chari River|Chari]] - [[Central African Republic]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]]
**[[Logone River|Logone]] - [[Central African Republic]], [[Cameroon]]
* [[Kagera River]] - [[Burundi]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]]
* [[Congo River|Congo]] - [[Angola]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Republic of the Congo]]
** [[Ebola River]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
** [[Kasai River|Kasai]] - [[Angola]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Republic of the Congo]]
*** [[Kwango River|Kwango]] - [[Angola]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
***[[Sankuru River|Sankuru]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
** [[Lualaba River|Lualaba]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
** [[Lomami River|Lomami]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
** [[Ubangi River|Ubangi]] - [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Republic of Congo]], [[Central African Republic]]
** [[Lulonga River|Lulonga]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
***[[Lopori River|Lopori]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
***[[Maringa River|Maringa]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
**[[Tshuapa River|Tshuapa]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
* [[Uele River|Uele]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
* [[Nyabarongo River]] - [[Rwanda]]
* [[Rurubu River]] - [[Burundi]]
* [[Ruzizi River]] - [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]]
* [[Mbomou River|Mbomou]] - [[Central Africa Republic]]
* [[Wouri River|Wouri]] - [[Cameroon]]
* [[Xufexufe]] River - [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]

==East Africa==
*[[Tana River (Kenya)|Tana]] - Kenya
*[[Athi-Galana-Sabaki River|Athi]] - Kenya
*[[Mara River|Mara]] - Kenya and Tanzania
*[[Ewaso Ng'iro|Ewaso]] - Nyiro-Kenya
*[[Sondu River|Sondu]] - Mirio-Kenya
*[[Ruvuma River|Ruvoma]] - Tanzania
*[[Rufiji River|Rufiji]] - Tanzania
*[[Ruvu River|Ruvu]] - Tanzania
*[[Shebelle River|Shebelle]] - Somalia and Ethiopia
*[[Jubba River|Jubba]] - Somalia and Ethiopia
*[[Nile]] - Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt 
*[[Sezibwa River|Sezibwa]] - Uganda
*[[Maputo River|Maputo]] - Tanzania

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

==North Africa==

* [[Nile]] - [[Egypt]], [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]]. 6,650&nbsp;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&nbsp;km
* [[Draa River]] - [[Morocco]]. 1100&nbsp;km
* [[Moulouya River]] - [[Morocco]]. 520&nbsp;km
* [[Oum Er-Rbia River]] - [[Morocco]]. 555&nbsp;km
* [[Sebou River]] - [[Morocco]]. 496&nbsp;km
* [[Chelif River]] - [[Algeria]]. 725&nbsp;km

==Rivers of Africa by discharge==

{{Bar chart
| title       = Largest primary rivers of Africa by discharge (>100 m<sup>3</sup>/s):
| label_type  = River
| data_type   = Average discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s) at mouth
| bar_width   = 13
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 41,400
| label1   = 001 [[Congo River|Congo]]
| data1    = 41,400
| label2   = 002 [[Niger River|Niger]]
| data2    = 8,630
| label3   = 003 [[Ogooue River|Ogooué]]
| data3    = 5,890
| label4   = 004 [[Zambezi River|Zambezi]]
| data4    = 4,200
| label5   = 005 [[Nile River|Nile]]
| data5    = 2,830
| label6   = 006 [[Sanaga River|Sanaga]]
| data6    = 2,730
| label7   = 007 [[Cross River (Nigeria)|Cross]]
| data7    = 2,647
| label8   = 008 [[Cuanza River|Kwanza]]
| data8    = 1,944
| label9  = 009 [[Rovuma River|Rovuma]]
| data9   = 1,773
| label10  = 010 [[Betsiboka River|Betsiboka]]
| data10    = 1,407
| label11  = 011 [[Wouri River|Wouri]]
| data11   = 1,389
| label12  = 012 [[Tsiribihina River|Tsiribihina]]
| data12   = 1,316
| label13  = 013 [[Volta River|Volta]]
| data13   = 1,290
| label14  = 014 [[Rufiji River|Rufiji]]
| data14   = 1,268
| label15  = 015 [[Chari River|Chari]] 
| data15   = 1,200
| label16  = 016 [[Cavalla River|Cavally]]
| data16   = 1,192
| label17  = 017 [[Konkouré River|Konkouré]]
| data17   = 1,170
| label18  = 018 [[Saint Paul River|St Paul]]
| data18   = 1,125
| label19  = 019 [[Benin River|Benin]]
| data19   = 1,084
| label20  = 020 [[Sofia River|Sofia]]
| data20   = 1,062
| label21  = 021 [[Moa River|Moa]]
| data21   = 1,044
| label22  = 022 [[Kouilou River|Kouilou]]
| data22   = 1,000
}}
{{Bar chart
| title       = (continues)
| label_type  = River
| data_type   = Average discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s) at mouth
| bar_width   = 13
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 1,000
| label1  = 022 [[Kouilou River|Kouilou]]
| data1   = 1,000
| label2  = 023 [[Sassandra River|Sassandra]]
| data2   = 978
| label3  = 024 [[Little Scarcies River|L. Scarcies]]
| data3   = 967
| label4  = 025 [[Sewa River|Sewa]]
| data4   = 952
| label5  = 026 [[Saint John River (Liberia)|St John]]
| data5   = 864
| label6  = 027 [[Maningory River|Maningory]]
| data6   = 776
| label7  = 028 [[Lúrio River|Lúrio]]
| data7   = 741
| label8  = 029 [[Campo River|Ntem]]
| data8   = 718
| label9  = 030 [[Omo River|Omo]]  
| data9   = 660
| label10 = 031 [[Nyanga River|Nyanga]]
| data10  = 651
| label11 = 032 [[Mangoky River|Mangoky]]
| data11  = 597
| label12 = 033 [[Sénégal River|Sénégal]]
| data12  = 596
| label13 = 034 [[Nyong River|Nyong]]
| data13  = 595
| label14 = 035 [[Lofa River|Loffa]]
| data14  = 590
| label15 = 036 [[Bandama River|Bandama]]
| data15  = 583
| label16 = 037 [[Cestos River|Cestos]]
| data16  = 581
| label17 = 038 [[Mahavavy Sud River|Mahavavy]]
| data17  = 578
| label18 = 039 [[Corubal River|Corubal]]
| data18  = 555
| label19 = 040 [[Rokel River|Rokel]]
| data19  = 547
| label20 = 041 [[Benito River|Mbini]]
| data20  = 515
| label21 = 042 [[Pungwe River|Pungwe]]
| data21  = 492
| label22 = 043 [[Mahajamba River|Mahajamba]]
| data22  = 483
| label23 = 044 [[Jong River|Jong]]
| data23  = 477
| label24 = 045 [[Save River (Africa)|Save]]
| data24  = 437
| label25 = 046 [[Kolenté River|Kolenté]]
| data25  = 424
| label26 = 047 [[Licungo River|Licungo]]
| data26  = 421
| label27 = 048 [[Mitimele River|Mitimele]]
| data27  = 416
| label28 = 049 [[Mangoro River|Mangoro]]
| data28  = 386
| label29 = 050 [[Imo River|Imo]]
| data29  = 384
| label30 = 051 [[Gambia River|Gambia]]
| data30  = 374
}}
{{Bar chart
| title       = (continues)
| label_type  = River
| data_type   = Average discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s) at mouth
| bar_width   = 13
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 1,000
| label1  = 052 [[Mano River|Mano]]
| data1   = 370
| label2  = 053 [[Orange River|Orange]]
| data2   = 369
| label3  = 054 [[Cuvo River|Cuvo]]
| data3   = 369
| label4  = 055 [[Mbridge River|Mebridege]]
| data4   = 329
| label5  = 056 [[Jubba River|Jubba]]
| data5   = 328
| label6  = 057 [[Rianila River|Rianila]]
| data6   = 325
| label7  = 058 [[Ogun River|Ogun]]
| data7   = 320
| label8  = 059 [[Buzi River (Mozambique)|Búzi]]
| data8   = 315
| label9  = 060 [[Limpopo River|Limpopo]]
| data9   = 313
| label10 = 061 [[Fatala River|Fatala]]
| data10  = 312
| label11 = 062 [[Okavango River|Okavango]]
| data11  = 297
| label12 = 063 [[List of rivers of Liberia|Sehnkwehn]]
| data12  = 296
| label13 = 064 [[List of rivers of Guinea|Kogon]]
| data13  = 289
| label14 = 065 [[Pra River (Ghana)|Pra]]
| data14  = 288
| label15 = 066 [[Farmington River (Liberia)|Farmington]]
| data15  = 288
| label16 = 067 [[List of rivers of Madagascar|Simianona]]
| data16  = 285
| label17 = 068 [[Komo River|Komo]]
| data17  = 273
| label18 = 069 [[Komoé River|Komoé]]
| data18  = 264
| label19 = 070 [[Oueme River|Ouémé]]
| data19  = 254
| label20 = 071 [[Mungo River (Cameroon)|Mungo]]
| data20  = 245
| label21 = 072 [[Mananara River|Mananara]]
| data21  = 244
| label22 = 073 [[Tana River (Kenya)|Tana]]
| data22  = 243
| label23 = 074 [[Manambolo River|Manambolo]]
| data23  = 240
| label24 = 075 [[Messalo River|Messalo]]
| data24  = 235
| label25 = 076 [[Ivondro River|Ivondro]]
| data25  = 234
| label26 = 077 [[Geba River|Geba]]
| data26  = 232
| label27 = 078 [[Antainambalana River|Antainambalana]]
| data27  = 226
| label28 = 079 [[Cunene River|Cunene]]
| data28  = 222
| label29 = 080 [[Catumbela River|Catumbela]]
| data29  = 216
| label30 = 081 [[List of rivers of Madagascar|Maevarano]]
| data30  = 203
}}
{{Bar chart
| title       = (continues)
| label_type  = River
| data_type   = Average discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s) at mouth
| bar_width   = 13
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 1,000
| label1 = 082 [[Longa River (Angola)|Longa]]
| data1  = 200
| label2 = 083 [[Kwa Ibo River|Kwa Ibo]]
| data2  = 195
| label3 = 084 [[Osun River|Osun]]
| data3  = 193
| label4 = 085 [[Nunez River|Tinguilinta]]
| data4  = 192
| label5 = 086 [[Mananjary River|Mananjary]]
| data5  = 191
| label6 = 087 [[List of rivers of Liberia|Timbo]]
| data6  = 187
| label7 = 088 [[Onilahy River|Onilahy]]
| data7  = 183
| label8 = 089 [[List of rivers of Madagascar|Maningoza]]
| data8  = 173
| label9 = 090 [[Tano River|Tano]]
| data9  = 172
| label10= 091 [[Mananara River (Analanjirofo)|Analanjirofo]]
| data10 = 172
| label11= 092 [[List of rivers of Liberia|Dugbe]]
| data11 = 169
| label12= 093 [[List of rivers of Madagascar|Mananara]]
| data12 = 166
| label13= 094 [[List of rivers of Sierra Leone|Gbangbaia]]
| data13 = 166
| label14= 095 [[Onive River|Onive]]
| data14 = 164
| label15= 096 [[Sibiti River|Sibiti]]
| data15 = 162
| label16= 097 [[Komati River|Incomáti]]
| data16 = 160
| label17= 098 [[Ankobra River|Ankobra]]
| data17 = 158
| label18= 099 [[Awash River|Awash]]
| data18 = 152
| label19= 100 [[Manambaho River|Manambaho]]
| data19 = 151
| label20= 101 [[Mzimvubu River|Mzimvubu]]
| data20 = 151
| label21= 102 [[List of rivers of Mozambique|Ligonha]]
| data21 = 150
| label22= 103 [[Lake Rukwa|Rungwa]]
| data22 = 149
| label23= 104 [[List of rivers of Gabon|Dibamba]]
| data23 = 148
| label24= 105 [[Matandu River|Matandu]]
| data24 = 147
| label25= 106 [[List of rivers of Gabon|Ramboué]]
| data25 = 142
| label26= 107 [[Sebou River|Sebou]]
| data26 = 137
| label27= 108 [[Manampatrana River|Manampatrana]]
| data27 = 137
| label28= 109 [[Lake Rukwa|Momba]]
| data28 = 136
| label29= 110 [[Sambirano River|Sambirano]]
| data29 = 135
| label30= 111 [[Akwayafe River|Akpakorum]]
| data30 = 133
}}
{{Bar chart
| title       = (continues)
| label_type  = River
| data_type   = Average discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s) at mouth
| bar_width   = 13
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 1,000
| label1 = 112 [[Sinoe River|Sinoe]]
| data1  = 133
| label2 = 113 [[List of rivers of Tanzania|Mbewmburu]]
| data2  = 126
| label3 = 114 [[Mono River|Mono]]
| data3  = 125
| label4 = 115 [[Kerio River|Kerio]]
| data4  = 123
| label5 = 116 [[Chiloango River|Chiloango]]
| data5  = 121
| label6 = 117 [[List of rivers of Gabon|Douengui]]
| data6  = 119
| label7 = 118 [[Tugela River|Tugela]]
| data7  = 119
| label8 = 119 [[Maputo River|Maputo]]
| data8  = 117
| label9 = 120 [[Pangani River|Pangani]]
| data9  = 117
| label10= 121 [[Coporolo River|Coporolo]]
| data10 = 106
| label11= 122 [[Oum Er-Rbia River|Rbia]]
| data11 = 105
| label12= 123 [[Great Kwa River| Great Kwa]]
| data12 = 105
| label13= 124 [[List of rivers of Cameroon|Mémé]]
| data13 = 103
| label14= 125 [[List of rivers of Guinea|Forécariah]]
| data14 = 100
}}
{{Bar chart
| title       = (10 to 100 m<sup>3</sup>/s)
| label_type  = River
| data_type   = Average discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s) at mouth
| bar_width   = 13
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 98
| label1 = [[Lake Rukwa|Katuma]]
| data1  = 98
| label2 = [[Cacheu River|Cacheu]]
| data2  = 94
| label3 = [[List of rivers of Liberia|Grand Cess]]
| data3  = 93
| label4 = [[Athi-Galana-Sabaki River|Galana]]
| data4  = 90
| label5 = [[Casamance River|Casamance]]
| data5  = 86
| label6 = [[Tensift River|Tensift]]
| data6  = 74
| label7 = [[Lake Rukwa|Songwe]]
| data7  = 70
| label8 = [[Ruvu River|Ruvu]]
| data8  = 68
| label9 = [[Great Kei River|Great Kei]]
| data9  = 67
| label10= [[List of rivers of Ivory Coast|San Pedro]]
| data10 = 67
| label11= [[Wami River|Wami]]
| data11 = 61
| label12= [[Gourits River|Gourits]]
| data12 = 43
| label13= [[Moulouya River|Moulouya]]
| data13 = 41
| label14= [[Sous River|Sous]]
| data14 = 35
| label15= [[Medjerda River|Medjerda]]
| data15 = 29
| label16= [[Great Fish River|Great Fish]]
| data16 = 26
| label17= [[Yobe River|Komadougou]]
| data17 = 25
| label18= [[Draa River|Drâa]]
| data18 = 25
| label19= [[Bou Regreg]]
| data19 = 24
| label20= [[Chelif River|Chelif]]
| data20 = 24
| label21= [[Sundays River|Sundays]]
| data21 = 16
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|water|geography|Africa}}
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* [[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]]
* [[Dry rivers of Africa|List of dry rivers in Africa]]
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