Kagera River is a famous East African river that flows all the way from Burundi out of Lake Rweru. It is also commonly known as Akagera River or Alexandra Nile.
Kagera River flows through four countries, namely Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, rising from Burundi and pouring its waters into Lake Victoria in Uganda, the country’s largest lake and Africa’s largest.
It forms part of the borders of these countries: Burundi-Rwanda border, Rwanda-Tanzania border, and Tanzania-Uganda border.
Kagera River at a glance
- Passes through four East African countries: Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
- It is 597 kilometers long.
- Its source is Lake Rweru in Burundi.
- Its mouth is Lake Victoria in Uganda.
- Ruvubu River of Burundi and Nyabarongo River of Rwanda are the main two tributaries of Kagera River.
- The river was used to dispose of dead bodies of those murdered during the Rwanda Genocide in 1994, which ended up in Lake Victoria in Uganda.
- Rusumo Falls are the most famous falls on Kagera River.
- Akagera National Park in Rwanda gets its name from Kagera River, which flows through the park, feeding about 10 lakes within the park, including the second-largest lake in Rwanda, Lake Ihema.
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