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  2. East Africa - Wikipedia

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    East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the region is recognized in the United Nations Statistics Division scheme as encompassing 18 sovereign states and 4 territories.

  3. East African Community - Wikipedia

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    The East African Community ( EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of eight countries in East Africa. The member states are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. [5] Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of South Sudan, is the ...

  4. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa

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    This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa. It includes fully recognised states, states with limited or zero recognition, and dependent territories of both African and non-African states. It lists 56 sovereign states (54 of which are member states of the United Nations ), two non-sovereign (dependent) territories of ...

  5. Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopia, [a] officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the Northeast, East and Southeast, Kenya to the South, South Sudan to the West, and Sudan to the Northwest.

  6. List of regions of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Upper, Middle, Lower and Forest. Gold Coast, Slave Coast, Ivory Coast and Pepper Coast. Rhodesia (region) ( Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia) Mayombe. The Congo Basin is the rainforest region. The Chad Basin The Chad Basin is the largest endorheic drainage basin in Africa, centered on Lake Chad. East African Rift.

  7. History of East Africa - Wikipedia

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    East Africa is the eastern region of Africa, bordered by North Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Sahara Desert. Colonial boundaries are reflected in the modern boundaries between contemporary East African states, cutting across ethnic and cultural lines, often dividing single ethnic groups between two or more ...

  8. Rwanda - Wikipedia

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    Rwanda joined the East African Community in 2007, and has ratified a plan for monetary union amongst the seven member nations, which could eventually lead to a common East African shilling. Rwanda is a country of few natural resources, and the economy is based mostly on subsistence agriculture by local farmers using simple tools.

  9. Uganda - Wikipedia

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    Uganda, [b] officially the Republic of Uganda, [c] is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of ...

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