Two national capitals lie directly across this river from one another and are named Kinshasa and Brazzaville.
Edgar Allen Poe may have made the first reference to this body of water in Western literature, but erroneously reported it to be located in Libya. Expansions of the dams near this river's Inga Falls have been proposed to create a massive hydroelectric power plant. This river contains a series of cataracts called Boyoma Falls, though they were earlier named for Henry Morton Stanley. It is fed by the Lulalaba river, which itself originates from Lake Mweru and Lake Tangyanika. Two national capitals lie directly across this river from one another and are named Kinshasa and Brazzaville. For 10 points, name this central African river that lends its name to two countries.
Edgar Allen Poe may have made the first reference to this body of water in Western literature, but erroneously reported it to be located in Libya.
Congo River