Mweru

American

[mwey-roo] / ˈmweɪ ru /

noun

a lake in S central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. 68 miles (109 km) long.

Mweru British

/ ˈmwɛəruː /

noun

a lake in central Africa, on the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre). Area: 4196 sq km (1620 sq miles)

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The scientists, led by Meier, said they discovered more than 40 new cichlid species over the course of the study in Lake Mweru, on the longest arm of the Congo River.

From Fox News

At Mweru High School, not far from where Mr wa Nyingi was held in solitary confinement, is a building that was once a cell for detainees.

From BBC

Standing by one of the structures at Mweru school, Mr Maina, from the local museum, says he wants the state to guarantee the preservation of all the surviving camp structures.

From BBC

What is now Mweru High School was 60 years ago, the Mweru Works Camp, one of a network of more than 50 detention sites in Kenya.

From BBC

From 1952 to 1959 he was moved through more than a dozen camps, finally ending up in Mweru before being released.

From BBC

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