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Cunene

American  
[koo-ney-nuh] / kuˈneɪ nə /
Or Kunene

noun

  1. a river in W central Angola, flowing S and W to the Atlantic Ocean. 750 miles (1,207 km) long.


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Under the original plan for Cunene, which was drawn up when Portugal ruled, relatively little of the power was intended for Angola.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pretoria's forces still remained inside Angola, settling in around the Cunene River hydroelectric complex 20 miles north of the South West African border.

From Time Magazine Archive

The South Africans are anxious to avoid a battle around the $300 million Cunene complex, in which they have heavily invested.

From Time Magazine Archive

Foreign Minister Jose Eduardo Dos Santos hinted that Luanda might guarantee the safety of South Africa's $180 million investment in Angola's Cunene River hydroelectric complex in exchange for recognition.

From Time Magazine Archive

They occupy the fertile tract of country south of the Cunene River, or the province of Mossamedes, belonging to the Portuguese.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.

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