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8-730: The Luacano River ( Rio Luacano ) flows past the town to the west before entering the Kasai River , which forms the border between Moxico and Luanda Sul. During negotiations over the border between the Belgian Congo and Portuguese Angola the Belgians pushed for making the Luacano River part of the border. In 2012, a long-awaited short cut between the Angola 's Benguela Railway and the Zambian copper mines

16-509: Is also known as the Kwa(h) River . The Kasai basin consists mainly of equatorial rainforest areas, which provide an agricultural land in a region noted for its infertile, sandy soil. It is a tributary of Congo river and diamonds are found in it. Around 60% of diamonds in Belgium go from Kasai river for cutting and shaping. Henry Morton Stanley reached the confluence on 9 March 1877, calling

24-592: Is being built. The short cut leaves the mainline east of Luacano. This Angola location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kasai River The Kasai River ( Swahili : Mto Kasai , French : Kasaï [ka.sa.i] ; called Cassai in Angola) is a left bank tributary of the Congo River , located in Central Africa . The river begins in central Angola and flows to

32-632: The east until it reaches the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo , where it turns north and serves as the border until it flows into the DRC. From Ilebo , between the confluences with Lulua river and Sankuru river , the Kasai river turns to a westerly direction. The lower stretch of the river, from the confluence with Fimi river until it joins the Congo at Kwamouth northeast of Kinshasa,

40-496: The most notorious slave traders like John Matthews, a renowned British slave vendor. These activities, though they occurred between the 18th and 19th centuries, left a lasting impact in the regions where they were most prominent, such as between the Kwango and the Kwilu rivers. The population has never recovered fully, with the population density lower than that of areas that did not experience

48-475: The river Nkutu, a "powerful and deep river", but recognizing it as originating from David Livingstone 's Kwango. The Kasai's main tributaries upstream from the confluence with the Congo: The tributaries of River Kasai are clear of obstacles like cataracts and river weed, making them very navigable. They facilitate the transport sector and form an important trade artery. The river's role in transport and trade

56-524: The slave trade. The most probable trigger to British and Portuguese great interests in the Kasai River was the presence of alluvial diamonds lying in rich deposit beds, especially at the river's mouth. More deposits lie along the beds of a major tributary, the Kwango River. In fact, it is common to hear the phrase “the diamond heartland of North Eastern Angola” used in reference to the Kwango River valley. This

64-519: Was more prominent during the pre-colonial period when the slave trade was legal. Slave traders used one of its major tributaries, the Kwango River, to navigate the equatorial rain forest, capture slaves and find their way back to the Atlantic Ocean where they had docked their ships. It is greatly controversial that some of the local kingdoms that were along the Kasai River supported the slave trade. The Rund kingdom for instance, readily provided slaves for

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