[African Arguments] The Zambezi is one of Africa's great rivers. Its basin, covering approximately 1,370,000 km2, is home to approximately 50 million people and spreads across eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The river cascades over Victoria Falls, Mosi-oa-Tunya, «the smoke that thunders,» a name used by the Indigenous Batonga and Lozi people, and one of the natural wonders of the world, while also powering major hydroelectric dams such as Kariba and Cahora Read more