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

Southern 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

Umgeni River - South Africa
Umkomazi River - South Africa
Zambezi - Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
Gairezi - Zimbabwe, Mozambique

Central Africa

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

Rivers of Africa by discharge

Largest primary rivers of Africa by discharge:
River	Average discharge (m³/s) at mouth
01 Congo	41,400
02 Niger	8,630
03 Ogooué	5,890
04 Zambezi	4,200
05 Nile	2,830
06 Sanaga	2,730
07 Cross	2,647
08 Kwanza	1,944
09 Betsiboka	1,407
10 Wouri	1,389
11 Volta	1,290
12 Chari	1,200
13 Cavally	1,192
14 Konkouré	1,170
15 St Paul	1,125
16 Rufiji	1,100
17 Benin	1,084
18 Sofia	1,062
19 Moa	1,044
20 Tsiribihina	1,027
21 Kouilou	1,000
22 Sassandra	978
23 L. Scarcies	967
24 Sewa	952
25 Rovuma	891
26 St John	864
27 Ntem	718
28 Omo	660
29 Nyanga	606
30 Lofa	590

See also

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