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In 1908 it was enlarged by taking as its boundaries on the east the left bank of the Lualaba, and on the west the Prefecture of the Kwango, which is in charge of the Jesuit Fathers.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Luamo; and, while the most intelligent Portuguese travellers and traders state that the Kassai, the Kwango, and Lubilash are the head waters of the Congo River, no one has yet started the supposition that the grand river flowing north, and known by the natives as the Lualaba, is the Congo.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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He had thought it was the Congo; but has discovered the sources of the Congo to be the Kassai and the Kwango, two rivers which rise on the western side of the Nile watershed, in about the latitude of Bangweolo; and he was told of another river called the Lubilash, which rose from the north, and ran west.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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Kassai and the Kwango, receives rivers flowing from a great distance west, for instance, the important tributaries Lufira and
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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The region includes the Kwango basin, which is rich in diamonds, uranium and copper.
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The remnants of Mobutu's army are reported to be putting up what appears a last-ditch stand between the Wamba and Kwango rivers east of the capital toward Kenge, 200km away.
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Other sources said the rebels breached the Kwango several days earlier.
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A western analyst here said government forces had two important lines of defence left between Kinshasa and Kenge on the Kwango and
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Humanitarian, religious and diplomatic sources said the rebels had crossed the Kwango river en route to Kinshasa from Kenge, 200 kilometres (125 miles) away.
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The remnants of Mobutu's army are reported to be putting up what appears a last-ditch stand between the Wamba and Kwango rivers east of the capital toward Kenge, 200 kilometres (125 miles) away.
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