LIST OF LONGEST RIVERS IN AFRICA

1. Nile River 🇪🇬 🇸🇩 🇸🇸 🇺🇬 🇰🇪 🇹🇿 🇷🇼 🇧🇮 🇪🇹 🇪🇷 → 6,650 km (4,132 miles)
2. Congo River 🇨🇩 🇨🇫 🇨🇬 🇨🇲 🇹🇿 🇿🇲 🇦🇴 🇧🇮 → 4,700 km (2,920 miles)
3. Niger River 🇬🇳 🇲🇱 🇧🇯 🇳🇪 🇳🇬 → 4,180 km (2,600 miles)
4. White Nile River 🇺🇬 🇸🇸 🇸🇩 → 3,700 km (2,300 miles)
5. Zambezi River 🇿🇲 🇦🇴 🇳🇦 🇧🇼 🇲🇿 🇿🇼 → 2,574 km (1,599 miles)
6. Ubangi-Uele River 🇨🇩 🇨🇫 🇨🇬 → 2,270 km (1,410 miles)
7. Orange River 🇱🇸 🇳🇦 🇿🇦 → 2,200 km (1,367 miles)
8. Kasai River 🇨🇩 🇦🇴 → 2,153 km (1,338 miles)
9. Shebelle River 🇸🇴 🇪🇹 → 1,820 km (1,130 miles)
10. Limpopo River 🇧🇼 🇿🇦 🇲🇿 🇿🇼 → 1,750 km (1,090 miles)
11. Okavango River 🇦🇴 🇳🇦 🇧🇼 → 1,600 km (994 miles)
12. Volta River 🇧🇯 🇬🇭 🇲🇱 🇹🇬 🇧🇫 🇨🇮 → 1,600 km (994 miles)
13. Jubba River 🇪🇹 🇸🇴 → 1,580 km (982 miles)
14. Blue Nile River 🇪🇹 🇸🇩 → 1,450 km (900 miles)
15. Benue River 🇨🇲 🇳🇬 → 1,400 km (870 miles)
16. Lomami River 🇨🇩 → 1,280 km (800 miles)
17. Vaal River 🇿🇦 → 1,210 km (752 miles)
18. Kwango River 🇦🇴 🇨🇩 → 1,100 km (683 miles)
19. Cunene River 🇦🇴 🇳🇦 → 1,050 km (652 miles)
20. Draa River 🇲🇦 → 1,000 km (621 miles)
21. Senegal River 🇬🇳 🇲🇱 🇸🇳 🇲🇷 → 1,086 km (675 miles)
22. Ruvuma River 🇹🇿 🇲🇿 → 800 km (497 miles)
23. Tana River 🇰🇪 → 800 km (497 miles)
24. Great Fish River 🇿🇦 → 692 km (430 miles)
25. Ewaso Nyiro River 🇰🇪 → 700 km (435 miles)
26. Save River 🇿🇼 🇲🇿 → 640 km (398 miles)
27. Olifants River (Limpopo) 🇿🇦 🇲🇿 → 560 km (348 miles)
28. Komati River 🇿🇦 🇸🇿 🇲🇿 → 480 km (298 miles)
29. Caledon River 🇱🇸 🇿🇦 → 480 km (298 miles)
30. Malagarasi River 🇹🇿 🇧🇮 → 475 km (295 miles)
31. Tugela River 🇿🇦 → 450 km (280 miles)
32. Dawa River 🇰🇪 🇪🇹 🇸🇴 → 450 km (280 miles)
33. Lurio River 🇲🇿 → 416 km (258 miles)
34. Shire River 🇲🇼 🇲🇿 → 402 km (250 miles)
35. Kagera River 🇧🇮 🇷🇼 🇹🇿 🇺🇬 → 400 km (249 miles)
36. Pangani River 🇹🇿 🇰🇪 → 400 km (249 miles)
37. Sabi River 🇿🇦 → 400 km (249 miles)
38. Mara River 🇰🇪 🇹🇿 → 395 km (245 miles)
39. Athi River 🇰🇪 → 390 km (242 miles)
40. Turkwel River 🇰🇪 🇺🇬 → 340 km (211 miles)
41. Breede River 🇿🇦 → 337 km (209 miles)
42. Berg River 🇿🇦 → 294 km (183 miles)
43. Crocodile River (Limpopo) 🇿🇦 🇲🇿 → 310 km (193 miles)
44. Maputo River 🇿🇦 🇸🇿 🇲🇿 → 300 km (186 miles)
45. Pongola River 🇿🇦 🇲🇿 → 300 km (186 miles)
46. Rufiji River 🇹🇿 → 600 km (373 miles)
47. Nzoia River 🇰🇪 → 257 km (160 miles)
48. Yala River 🇰🇪 → 219 km (136 miles)
49. Sabie River 🇿🇦 🇲🇿 → 210 km (130 miles)
50. Sand River 🇰🇪 🇹🇿 → 200 km (124 miles)
51. Sondu River 🇰🇪  →190 km (118 miles)
52. Mooi River 🇿🇦 → 180 km (112 miles)
53. Nyando River 🇰🇪 → 170 km (106 miles)
54. Mhlatuze River 🇿🇦 → 100 km (62 miles)
55. Letsitele River 🇿🇦 → 100 km (62 miles)
56. Mkuze River 🇿🇦  →96 km (60 miles)

Some River's Lengths May Vary Slightly Depending on the Source