The Cuando River (sometimes transliterated Kwando) is a river in central Angola, and then flows south into Namibia. Some 10,000 years ago, the Cuando continued south to Lake Makgadikgadi, but now the river makes a sharp right turn east along the border with Botswana. Beginning at this point the river is known as the Linyanti River. The river flows through a seasonal lake, Lake Liambesi. Beyond Liambesi, the river is known as the Chobe River. The river then flows into the Zambezi.