Mpala

On the western shore of Lake Tanganyika, Mpala lies between the lakeside towns of Kalemie and Moba, beside the mouth of the Lufuko River. The river winds north through rugged gorges before reaching the lake, whose deep waters stretch along the foot of the surrounding highlands. Fish are among the resources of this shore; a local catfish, the ndjagali, enters the Lufuko to spawn. From here the lake opens a waterway along the edge of central Africa.