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Discovering the Rusizi River, Did it flow IN or OUT?! Part VI

Posted on 12/09/2011 by

Hippos on a sandbar in the Rusizi River. Source Wiki This is the last post about the exploration of the Rusizi River on Lake Tanganyika, by Stanley and Livingstone.  Though surprisingly, there were ‘armchair explorers’ back in England who doubted … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Rusizi River, Did it Flow IN or OUT?! Part V

Posted on 10/09/2011 by

Continued from this blog. …On the second morning of our arrival at Mugihewa we mustered ten strong paddlers, and set out to explore the head of the lake and the mouth of the Rusizi.  We found that the northern head … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Rusizi River, Did it flow IN or OUT?! Part IV

Posted on 29/08/2011 by

This email is a bit tedious – consisting primarily of names and geog. places discovered by Livingstone and Stanley. Finally, Stanley and Livingstone reached the top (north shore) of the lake, crossing from the eastern shore to the N.W. corner and … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Rusizi River, Did it Flow IN or OUT?! Part II

Posted on 11/06/2011 by

Continuing up Lake Tanganyika on the East side, Stanley and Livingstone continue with their adventures to discover whether the all-important Rusizi river flows IN or OUT of the lake – important for reasons detailed in the first blog of this … Continue reading →

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