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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 EAC is a potential precursor to the establishment of the East African Federation, a proposed federation of its members into a single sovereign state. [7] In 2010, the EAC launched its own common market for goods, labour, and capital within the region, with the goal of creating a common currency and eventually a full political federation. [8]
This is a list of proposed state mergers, including both current and historical proposals originating from sovereign states or organizations.The entities listed below differ from separatist movements in that they would form as a merger or union of two or more existing states, territories, colonies or other regions, becoming either a federation, confederation or other type of unified sovereign ...
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.
The focus for developing the United States of Africa so far has been on building subdivisions of Africa - the proposed East African Federation can be seen as an example of this. Former President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, had indicated that the United States of Africa could exist as early as 2017. [8]
Horn of Africa: Berbera Somaliland: 60753 2005 Horn of Africa: Blantyre Malawi: 994,500 2018 Southeast Africa: Bujumbura Burundi: 1,056,169 2019 Former capital Great Lakes Region: Dar es Salaam Tanzania: 8,383,728 2022 [6] Former Capital Great Lakes Region: Dire Dawa Ethiopia: 607,321 2008 [citation needed] Horn of Africa: Djibouti City ...
That includes about 33,000 metric tons of soybeans and soy products used to treat severe malnutrition in East Africa and other regions, according to Gena Perry, who leads a human health program ...
East African Community; Use: International organisation: Proportion: 11:20: Adopted: 2008 [1] Design: A blue background with a thin yellow stripe fimbrated in green, overtop two thin stripes of black and red, fimbriated in white. In the center of the stripes is the emblem of the EAC.