Congo Basin

The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa and is the basin for the Congo River. It begins in the East African Rift and ends where the Congo River ends in the Gulf of Guinea at the Atlantic Ocean.

Congo River

The Congo River, formerly the Zaire River, is Africa’s second longest river and the world’s deepest river. It crosses the equator twice. The larger region of the Congo Basin is 3.7 million square kilometres.