<P> The Congo River ( also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River ; French : ( le ) fleuve Congo / Zaïre ; Portuguese : rio Congo / Zaire ; Kongo : Nzâdi Kôngo ) is the second longest river in Africa after the Nile and the second largest river in the world by discharge volume of water ( after the Amazon ) , and the world 's deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 m ( 720 ft ) . The Congo - Chambeshi River has an overall length of 4,700 km ( 2,920 mi ) , which makes it the world 's ninth - longest river . The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River , and Lualaba is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls , extending for 1,800 km . </P>
<P> The Congo River ( also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River ; French : ( le ) fleuve Congo / Zaïre ; Portuguese : rio Congo / Zaire ; Kongo : Nzâdi Kôngo ) is the second longest river in Africa after the Nile and the second largest river in the world by discharge volume of water ( after the Amazon ) , and the world 's deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 m ( 720 ft ) . The Congo - Chambeshi River has an overall length of 4,700 km ( 2,920 mi ) , which makes it the world 's ninth - longest river . The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River , and Lualaba is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls , extending for 1,800 km . </P>
what is the largest river in africa called
what is the largest river in africa called
The Congo River ( also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River ; French : ( le ) fleuve Congo / Zaïre ; Portuguese : rio Congo / Zaire ; Kongo : Nzâdi Kôngo )
The Congo River ( also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River ; French : ( le ) fleuve Congo / Zaïre ; Portuguese : rio Congo / Zaire ; Kongo : Nzâdi Kôngo )