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3 unusual facts about Lualaba River


Black-lored Waxbill

The Black-lored Waxbill (Estrilda nigriloris) is a species of estrildid finch found around the Lualaba River and Lake Upemba in the southern of The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Hyperolius leucotaenius

At one time thought to be extinct, in 2011 Hyperolius leucotaenius was found and photographed on the banks of the Elila River, a tributary of the Lualaba.

Lualaba River

Its River sourceheadwaters are in the country's far southeastern corner near Musofi and Lubumbashi in Katanga Province, next to Zambia.


Hemba people

At the time of the eastward expansion of the Luba Kingdom under King Ilunga Sungu around 1800, Hemba people were living in a territory bounded by the Lukuga River in the north, the Luvua River in the south and the Lualaba River to the west.


see also

Kirundu

Kirundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a settlement on the right bank of the Lualaba River