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Kafue

American  
[kuh-foo-ey, 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

Toxic sludge flowed into the Kafue River, leaving dead fish along a 70-mile stretch and poisoning farm fields.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

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

From BBC Apr. 4, 2024

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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