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Cunene

American  
[koo-ney-nuh] / kuˈneɪ nə /
Or Kunene

noun

  1. a river in W central Angola, flowing S and W to the Atlantic Ocean. 750 miles (1,207 km) long.


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Foreign Minister Jose Eduardo Dos Santos hinted that Luanda might guarantee the safety of South Africa's $180 million investment in Angola's Cunene River hydroelectric complex in exchange for recognition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pretoria's forces still remained inside Angola, settling in around the Cunene River hydroelectric complex 20 miles north of the South West African border.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under the original plan for Cunene, which was drawn up when Portugal ruled, relatively little of the power was intended for Angola.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still others joined a convoy of trucks that crossed the Cunene River and headed along the scorched Namib coastline, known locally as the Coast of Loneliness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well, I trekked through Damaraland and Ovampoland up to the Cunene River.

From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.