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East Africa is a region of Africa with diverse countries, cultures, and landscapes. Learn about its geography, history, and culture from the Wikipedia article, which includes a map of the region.
The history of East Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and the post-colonial period, in which the current nations were formed. East Africa is the eastern region of Africa, bordered by North Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Sahara Desert. Colonial ...
Kenya is a country in East Africa with Nairobi as its capital and largest city. Learn about its history, geography, culture, economy, politics and more from this comprehensive encyclopedia article.
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.
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent with 54 recognized states, 2 partially recognized states, and 4 dependent territories. Learn about its geography, history, culture, economy, and environmental issues from this comprehensive article.
A British protectorate in the African Great Lakes from 1895 to 1920, covering the area of present-day Kenya. It was administered by the Foreign Office, then the Colonial Office, and became the Colony of Kenya in 1920, except for a coastal strip under the Sultan of Zanzibar.
Rwanda, [a] officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator , Rwanda is bordered by Uganda , Tanzania , Burundi , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
Learn about the history, challenges and achievements of education in Africa, from pre-colonial to post-colonial periods. Compare the literacy rates and educational systems of different African countries with a table and a map.