Congo River Congo River The great Congo River (also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River; ; ; ) is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume, following only the Amazon. It is also the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths in excess of . The Congo-Lualaba-Chambeshi River system has an overall length of , 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
Nero exploration of Nile river suggest that the Roman legionaries of Nero probably reached the Murchison Falls in Uganda (but there it is a major controversy about this very difficult achievement). Nero exploration of Nile river The Roman exploration of the Nile River under Nero was a Roman attempt to reach the sources of the Nile river. It was organized by emperor Nero in 60/61 AD. How successful the expedition was is disputed by historians. Emperor Nero around 61 AD sent a small group of praetorian guards to explore the sources of the Nile River in Africa. He did this in order to obtain information