Semliki River is a major river in Central Africa

Central Africa

Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

. It flows northwards from Lake Edward

Lake Edward

Lake Edward or Edward Nyanza is the smallest of the African Great Lakes. It is located in the western Great Rift Valley, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, with its northern shore a few kilometres south of the Equator...

 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

, across the Uganda

Uganda

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 border, through western Uganda in Bundibugyo District

Bundibugyo District

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, near the Semuliki National Park

Semuliki National Park

Semuliki National Park is located in Bwamba County, a remote part of the Bundibugyo District in western Uganda. It was made a national park in October 1993, and is one of Uganda’s newest national parks. of East Africa's only lowland tropical rainforest is found in the park. It is one of the...

. It empties into Lake Albert at 1.2225°N 30.5038889°E. In places, the river has demarcated the border between Uganda and the DRC; its changing course sparked confusion in 2009 over the location of the boundary between the two countries.

Many animals live near the river, including elephant

Elephant

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s, crocodile

Crocodile

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s and antelope

Antelope

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