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Kafue

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[kuh-foo-ay, kah-] / kəˈfu eɪ, kɑ- /

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.


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Toxins entered a tributary feeding the Kafue, Zambia's longest river and a major source of drinking water.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

In August, Chinese mine officials, accompanied by Zambian government officials, went door-to-door in the village of Sabina, near a tributary of the Kafue River, residents recalled in interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

The company had initially reported that only 50,000 tonnes of waste material had spilled into waterways that connect to the Kafue River, near the northern city of Kitwe.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

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 ● Jun. 1, 2023

In Rhodesia, for example, the young of an important food fish, the Kafue bream, are killed by exposure to only 0.04 parts per million of DDT in shallow pools.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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