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
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
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
- White Nile - Sudan, South Sudan
- 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
