{"id":76825,"date":"2025-12-07T11:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T06:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=76825"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:03:32","slug":"zambezi-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/zambezi-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambezi River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Zambezi River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new study suggests the Zambezi River actually starts off in Angola\u2019s southern highlands, at the source of a river called the Lungwebungu, giving the Zambezi a new total length of 3,421 km, or 342 km longer than previously thought.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Zambezi River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Zambezi River, sometimes spelled as Zambesi or Zambeze, is <\/span><b>Africa\u2019s 4th longest <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">river and the <\/span><b>continent\u2019s longest east-flowing stream.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>starts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">off in <\/span><b>Angola\u2019s southern highlands, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at t<\/span><b>he source of a river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called the <\/span><b>Lungwebungu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows for about <\/span><b>3,421 kilometers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through <\/span><b>Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before <\/span><b>emptying into the Indian Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river is known for several <\/span><b>notable waterfalls,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including <\/span><b>Victoria Falls, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of the world\u2019s largest waterfalls, and the <\/span><b>Chavuma Falls <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the Zambia-Angola border.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Cohara Bassa and Kariba Dams,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> two of Africa\u2019s <\/span><b>major hydroelectric power sources,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are located along the Zambezi\u2019s course.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Zambia accounts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the <\/span><b>largest drainage area (41.6%) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the river<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The main tributaries of the Zambezi River include the <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Shire, Kafue, Luangwa, Kabompo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Cuando <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Kwando) rivers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2025\/12\/scientists-chart-a-new-source-and-length-for-africas-famous-zambezi-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBY<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zambezi River, Africa\u2019s 4th longest, flows 3,421 km through six countries, featuring Victoria Falls, major dams, rich tributaries, and vast Zambian drainage. 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