The Congo River runs through the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, ...

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is spread by infected blackflies in rural areas along rivers and lakes. Niger is the first African country and fifth worldwide to eliminate the parasitic infection. Niger became the first African ...

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Yet the country is also home to some incredible stretches of water. This includes the Nile, Africa's longest river and one of the longest in the world. Further south lies the continent's second ...