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Learn about the prehistory, ancient history, colonial period, and post-colonial period of East Africa, a region of Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean and the Sahara Desert. Explore the geography, climate, culture, and politics of East Africa and its countries.
East Africa is a diverse and geographically distinct area of the African continent, with 18 sovereign states and 4 territories. It is the cradle of modern humans and has a rich and complex history of trade, migration, and culture.
The Free State of Fiume is established as a result of an Italo–Yugoslav border dispute. 1921 — As a result of winning a war against Soviet Russia, Poland gains territories east of the Curzon Line, inhabited essentially by Lithuanians, Belarusians, Poles, and Ukrainians. 1921 — Soviet Russia invades and occupies Georgia.
The East African Federation (Swahili: Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki) is a proposed federal sovereign state consisting of the eight member states of East African Community in the African Great Lakes region – Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. [6]
The East African Rift is an active continental rift zone where the African Plate is splitting into two microplates, the Somali Plate and the Nubian Plate. It hosts many of the African Great Lakes and has a complex geologic evolution with competing theories on mantle plumes and superplumes.
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula and region in East Africa with four sovereign states (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia) and two unrecognised states (Somaliland, Puntland). It has a rich and diverse history, culture, and biodiversity, and is a strategic location for trade and migration.
A comprehensive list of flags of African countries, international and supranational organisations, and their meanings and histories. Learn about the colours, symbols, and designs of the flags of Africa and their cultural and political significance.
The Eastern Highlands are a mountain range on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, with diverse ecosystems and wildlife. Learn about the geography, climate, flora, fauna, and conservation status of this ecoregion.