The river that shaped Victoria Falls and Africa’s great wilderness

The Zambezi River, originating in Zambia, flows 2,574 km through diverse landscapes, forming borders and supporting rich wilderness. It is renowned for Victoria Falls and the Batoka Gorge, offering ...
Mongabay

River of giants: Canoe team tracks hippos in one of Africa’s last strongholds

A team from The Wilderness Project has conducted a survey of hippos along Zambia’s Kafue River, one of the last strongholds of the species in Southern Africa. The expedition faced regular close ...
The Conversation

Sacred rivers: Christianity in southern Africa has a deep history of water and ritual

Retief Müller does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Scientists find unexpected biodiversity in an African river, thanks to eDNA

Scientists have used environmental DNA analysis to identify 125 species of aquatic and terrestrial animals in the remote Corubal River in West Africa. The identified species include critically ...