The Manyu River rises near

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in the Upper Banyang Subdivision of the Manyu Department of the Southwest Region, Cameroon. The river runs past the southern border of the

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. Below Mamfe, it is joined by rivers draining the

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and the Cross River National Park in neighboring Nigeria. These protected areas are important habitats for the critically endangered Cross River gorilla. Around the Nigerian border the river takes the name of the Cross River.

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Riu Manyu {{Cameroon-river-stub ca:Riu Cross#Nom de la secció