# 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

* 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

## West Africa

* 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

* 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