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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Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

After months of investigation, Drizit Environmental, a South African firm contracted by Sino Metals, concluded that 1.5 million tons of toxic waste had overflowed into the Kafue valley, 30 times what the company had said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

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 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 • Aug. 7, 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