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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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A few miles from the current operation, Sino-Metals is constructing the $200 million Samba copper mine inside Kafue National Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

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

Authorities have since imposed a fishing ban on the Kafue River and deployed the air force and speedboats to drop lime to reduce acidity levels in the affected waterways.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

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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