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Sankuru

American  
[sahng-koor-oo] / sɑŋˈkʊər u /

noun

  1. a river in S central Congo, flowing WNW to the Kasai River. 750 miles (1,207 km) long.


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A casket holding the tooth was taken around the country to allow citizens to pay their respects, including at his birthplace in Onalua village in Sankuru province.

From Seattle Times

Militia members have recruited large numbers of children and used crude weapons to attack security forces and some government buildings in Kasai, Kasai Central, Kasai Oriental, Sankuru, and Lomami provinces, Human Rights Watch said.

From The Guardian

Among the reasons: �In the Sankuru River, a motor launch carrying ballot boxes downstream struck a sandbar and sank.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its boundary on the north is perhaps the Sankuru river.

From Project Gutenberg

The valley of the Sankuru and Kasai Rivers is one of the most densely populated of all the Belgian Congo.

From Project Gutenberg