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The Couffo or Kouffo is a
The Couffo or Kouffo is a river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
of West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, M ...
. It rises in Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
but runs for much of its 125-kilometer course through Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...
, draining into Lake Ahémé. It forms part of the Togo–Benin border and also serves as the border between Kouffo and Zou Department
Zou is one of the twelve departments of Benin, named for the Zou River which travels through the department before emptying into the Atlantic in the south of the country. The department of Zou was split in two in 1999, with the northern territor ...
s.
See also
*List of rivers of Africa
This is a list of rivers in Africa. See below each river's article for its tributaries, drainage areas, etc.
Southern Africa
* Cuanza - Angola
* Great Fish River - South Africa
* Great Kei River - South Africa
:* Black Kei River - South Africa ...
References
Rivers of Benin Rivers of Togo {{Benin-river-stub