The Salonga River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a tributary of the

Busira River The Busira River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the main tributary of the Ruki River, which in turn is a tributary of the Congo River. The Busira may be seen as the upper reach of the Ruki River. It is navigable year rou ...

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The river's name is said to come from a mispronunciation of "nsao'loonga", the local name of a bird. The Salonga River meanders in a generally northwest direction through the

Salonga National Park Salonga National Park is a national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in the Congo River basin. It is Africa's largest tropical rainforest reserve covering about 36,000 km2 or . It extends into the provinces of Mai Ndombe, ...

and on to its confluence with the Busira River. The Salonga National Park is the largest forest national park in Africa, with an area of . The river enters the Busira upstream from

Lotoko Lotoko, also known by the slang term "pétrole", is a home-distilled alcoholic drink or "moonshine" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lotoko is usually made from maize, but sometimes from cassava or Plantain (cooking), plantain. Heads of ...

. It is navigable all year with 50 ton barges up to Watsi-Kengo.

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