Kafue

[kuh-foo-ey, kah-]

noun

1. a river in S central Africa, flowing SE along the Zaire-Zambia border and then SW and E through Zambia to the Zambezi River above Kariba Lake. About 600 miles (965 km) long.

Example Sentences

The spill happened when a tailings dam, used to store toxic waste and heavy metals, collapsed into the Kafue River, a key drinking water source, following heavy rain.

From BBC

Earlier this year, the entire water supply to Kitwe, home to about 700,000 people, was shut down after a catastrophic spill of waste from a nearby Chinese-owned copper mine into the streams that flow through neighbourhoods like Wusakile into one of Zambia's most important waterways, the Kafue River.

From BBC

Mr Cherry and wife Shirley, from Warwickshire, were in the third week of their dream trip when disaster struck on the Kafue River and he ended up wedged in the animal's jaws.

From BBC

The attack occurred on Saturday at Kafue National Park in the west of the country.

From BBC

Lion and leopard populations in Zambia's Kafue National Park are showing signs of a modest comeback following decades of poaching, helped by expanded protection strategies, including an innovative vulture early-warning system.

From Reuters