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  2. Central Line (Tanzania) - Wikipedia

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    The Central Line ( German: Mittellandbahn ), formerly known as the Tanganyika Railway ( German: Tanganjikabahn) is the most important railway line in Tanzania, apart from TAZARA. It runs west from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika via Dodoma. A branch leads to Mwanza on Lake Victoria . In 2017, Tanzania began the Tanzania Standard ...

  3. Rwanda Standard Gauge Railway - Wikipedia

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    Line length. 500 km (310 mi) Track gauge. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The Rwanda Standard Gauge Railway is a standard gauge railway (SGR) system, under development, linking the country to the neighboring countries of Tanzania and Uganda. It is intended to ease the transfer of goods between the Indian Ocean ports of Dar es ...

  4. Imperial British East Africa Company - Wikipedia

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    Kenya portal. v. t. e. The Imperial British East Africa Company ( IBEAC) was a commercial association founded to develop African trade in the areas controlled by the British Empire. The company was incorporated in London on 18 April 1888 and granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria on 6 September 1888. It was led by the Scotsman William ...

  5. Category:Birds of East Africa - Wikipedia

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    East coast akalat. East Coast boubou. Eastern black-headed batis. Eastern bronze-naped pigeon. Eastern chanting goshawk. Eastern double-collared sunbird. Eastern golden weaver. Eastern grey woodpecker. Eastern nicator.

  6. Category:Indigenous peoples of East Africa - Wikipedia

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    This regional sub-category is intended for articles on particular indigenous peoples of this (sub-)region, and related topics. See the discussion on the parent category talk page at Category talk:indigenous peoples for suggested criteria to be used in determining whether or not any particular group should be placed in this sub-category.

  7. African theatre of World War I - Wikipedia

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    In British East Africa 160,000–200,000 people died, in South Africa there were 250,000–350,000 deaths and in German East Africa 10–20 per cent of the population died of famine and disease; in sub-Saharan Africa, 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 people died in the epidemic. See also. German Colonial Empire; African theatre of World War II

  8. East African campaign (World War II) - Wikipedia

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    The East African campaign (also known as the Abyssinian campaign) was fought in East Africa during the Second World War by Allies of World War II, mainly from the British Empire, against Italy and its colony of Italian East Africa, between June 1940 and November 1941. The British Middle East Command with troops from the United Kingdom, South ...

  9. Africa - Wikipedia

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    Africa. Africa is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [7] With 1.4 billion people [1] [2] as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human ...