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Mweru

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Mweru
a lake in central Africa, on the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Za?re). Area: 4196 sq. km (1620 sq. miles)

Mweru 

(Moero), a lake in Africa, on the border of Zaire and Zambia. Located at an elevation of 917 m. Area, 5,100 sq km; depths 9-15 m. The Luapula River flows into Lake Mweru, and the Luvua River (a tributary of the Congo) flows out of it. It is navigable. The main landings are Kilwa and Pweto, both in Zai’re. The lake was discovered by D. Livingstone in 1867.



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This technique, first implemented in the Mwea camps in 1957, was officially endorsed by the Colonial Office in London; and later rolled out to camps at Athi River, Aguthi, Mweru, and Hola in order to "enforce discipline and preserve good order".
Barely a year before Maes's Aniota-Kifwebe book, physician Gaston Daniel had already singled out the "elephant mask" collected in 1898 by Charles Lemaire at Pweto, Lake Mweru (EO.
 
 
 
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