Kagera

American

[kah-gair-uh] / kɑˈgɛər ə /

noun

a river in equatorial Africa flowing into Lake Victoria from the west: the most remote headstream of the Nile. 430 miles (690 km) long.

Kagera British

/ kæˈɡɛrə /

noun

a river in E Africa, rising in headstreams on the border between Tanzania and Rwanda and flowing east to Lake Victoria: the most remote headstream of the Nile and largest tributary of Lake Victoria. Length: about 480 km (300 miles)

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Kagera is a transit hub with many people travelling to and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

In Tanzania, the Kagera region has busy borders with Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the cases were identified in the western region of Kagera and the government had managed to control its spread to other regions.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023

“We have managed to save quite a number of people,” Kagera province police commander William Mwampaghale told journalists.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2022

Arriving on the Kagera River, in Karagwe, he found the King Rumanika, a mild, pleasant-spoken man and very friendly, but he told him that none of the neighboring tribes would let him enter their lands.

From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Headley, Joel Tyler

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