Mbuji-Mayi River
River in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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6.03333°S 23.76667°E The Mbuji-Mayi River, also spelt Bushmaie, Bushimaie, Bushimay or Mbushimaie, (Swahili: Mto Mbuji-Maji) is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a major tributary of the Sankuru River. It flows northwards from the Kapanga Territory in the province of Lualaba to the province of Kasaï-Oriental, where it is the namesake of the city of Mbuji-Mayi.[1][2][3]
The Upper Mbuji-Mayi is called the Nkalany River, and was were the Lunda Empire originated.[4]