The Aïna River is a tributary of the

Ivindo River The Ivindo River is the most important tributary of the Ogooué River, which flows in Gabon. Course The Ivindo River flows from northeast Gabon to the southwest, eventually emptying into the Ogooué River. It flows through some of the wildest an ...

that rises in

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

. Along the way it forms the border between

and

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

and then the border between

and

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

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The native pygmies along the river were noted as some of the few to use the plant ''Strophanthus tholonii'' as an ingredient in their

arrow poison Arrow poisons are used to poison arrow heads or darts for the purposes of hunting and warfare. They have been used by indigenous peoples worldwide and are still in use in areas of South America, Africa and Asia. Notable examples are the poisons se ...

; other Strophanthus species are more commonly used.African ethnobotany: poisons and drugs : chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology
Hans Dieter Neuwinger, 1994

References

Rivers of Gabon Rivers of Cameroon Rivers of the Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo–Gabon border Cameroon–Gabon border International rivers of Africa South Region (Cameroon) Border rivers {{RCongo-river-stub

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