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National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes (left) and local guide Abraao Tony Luhoke approaching rapids on the Cassai River. The pair carry valuable scientific equipment with them on the canoe, which they use to study the areas they travel through. photos: The Wilderness Project/Jesse Manuel

Water security in Africa is a major concern, but through the Great Spine of Africa Expeditions, our comprehension of the continent’s water resources is being reshaped.

Led by Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative partner and National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes, this expedition is showing that many of Africa’s great rivers originate in massive but little-known water towers like the Angolan Highlands.

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