Eastern africa food and agriculture organization of the united. An east african perspective precolonial origins, colonial deconstruction, postcolonial reconstruction, pp. The cultures of east africa are diverse, but there are common threads that run through. The current population of eastern africa is 443,265,876 as of monday, april 27, 2020, based on the latest united nations estimates eastern africa population is equivalent to 5. Recorded history of east africa began during the 15th century, when vasco da gama arrived in mombasa in 1498. Click download or read online button to get a geography of east africa book now. Northern and western kenya, southwest ethiopia and the eastern half of uganda are also affected, although with more moderate consequences.
The current population of eastern africa is 443,296,976 as of tuesday, april 28, 2020, based on the latest united nations estimates. A geography of east africa download ebook pdf, epub. The countries with the highest economic growth are ethiopia. Africa has just under twelve million square miles and covers about 6% of the earths total surface area. In both ethiopia and rwanda, real gdp growth has been. Eastern africa ranks number 1 in africa among subregions ranked by population. East african community eac, organization that provides for cooperation, including the maintenance of a common market and the operation of common services, between the republics of burundi, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, tanzania, and uganda. A classification of the vegetation of east africa by p.
English in east africa is a welldeveloped usage variety or a cluster of usage varieties, although it is not as indigenized as in west africa, for instance, because many functions in the language repertoire are still taken over by kiswahili and other african languages. The international politics of east africa examines the relationship between the countries of east africa, and their relationships with the rest of the world. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. East africa and the horn are often viewed in terms of the political marketplace, the challenges of which could begin to lead the region down a violent path. Based on published research, media reports, the authors inside. East africa is a massive region, containing hundreds of countries and spanning as many as 19 territories.
I feel like in our technologically connected world, we should learn about the various people that occupy our planet. East african prospects vii executive summary this report provides an update on the political economy of four east african countries. Some of the history of these countries, however, is naturally mentioned in this history of the rest of africa but is kept to the minimum needed to make the rest comprehensible. In the united nations statistics division scheme of geographic regions, 20 territories make up eastern africa. Done at arusha, tanzania, on the 30th day of november, in the year two thousand and eleven. Gender differences in life expectancy at age 15 for selected african countries 20102015 14 figure 12. The two most striking highlands are in ethiopia and kenya, respectively, where large areas reach elevations of 6,500 to 10,000 feet 2,000 to 3,000 metres. The debate on developing an independent norm is not prominent, although at least english in kenya could be classified as an. East africa contains several clearly defined geographical and cultural areas, with an immense variety of societies, languages, and religions. The variety of east africas marine life is incredible, consisting of delicate seahorses, razor and pipefish, dazzling angel and butterflyfish, mudskippers, and the giants of the open seasharks, tuna, black marlin, and the oddlooking sunfish, mola mola, which is the worlds largest and heaviest bony fish, known to reach weights over a ton. The following selection aims at broadening the perspective by giving more prominence to books which explore africa in global history.
East africa or eastern africa is the eastern region of the african continent, variably defined by. Today, east africa comprises the countries of kenya, tanzania tanganyika and zambia, uganda and to a large extent burundi, rwanda, and northern mozambique. This work examines the challenges facing democracies in east africa. Twin parallel rift valleys that are part of the east african rift system run through the. The process of state formation in precolonial east africa. Near where the rift valley crosses the equator it divides into the eastern and western rifts, on either. Distribution of topographic domes with relation to rift structure in east africa after ebinger et al. The western rift valley zone area on the leeward side of the rwenzori mountains. African countries with the worst indicator 12 figure 10. The new local level politics in east africa the web site cannot be. This collection of essays on locallevel politics takes the east african countries of. It includes the consequences of issues like the rwandan genocide, violent.
East african prospects overseas development institute. It also accounts for almost 15% of the worlds population with one billion people. Jan 28, 2015 east africa capitals matching worksheet free to print pdf. Eastern africa has the largest number of recs and intergovernmental regional bodies in africa. Their efforts turned what was a sideline of science into a major field of scientific inquiry. East africa and the political values or ideologies underpinning them, assessing their capacity for transition towards scenarios considered relevant for integration. Vascular flora of kenya, based on the flora of tropical. Climate change and environmental degradation, armed conflict, and political, economic and food crises continue to force people to flee, resulting in a growing need for assistance. In this sense it is a descriptive abstraction, not necessarily an established, recognised norm, which should become clear from u,e following survey. Uganda, kenya and tanzania as its geographical focus. Introduction to the east african rift system 3 figure 2.
Managing natural resources for development in east africa land rights issues and the link to oil and natural gas exploration. Our respective governments are fully committed to the implementation of this development strategy. The treaty for establishment of the east african community was signed on 30. The formation of the east african community eac in 1999 by the united republic of tanzania, the republic of kenya and the republic of uganda was the achievement of the trios cooperation since the collapse of the original eac in 1977. He concludes by acknowledging that some progress toward good governance has been made across the region since the 1990s, although significant intercountry. The countries differ immensely geographically, politically, socially, economically, and culturally. In many areas of africa in general and east africa in particular, most of the population as much as 80 percent. East africas great rift valley extends over 5 500 km, from the somaliaethiopia border at the red sea, southwest toward kenya, then south to mozambique in southern africa. Gains and losses in life expectancy at age 15 in selected african countries 19801985 to 20102015 figure 11. East african community the east african community eac is the regional intergovernmental organisation of the republics of kenya, uganda, the united republic of tanzania, republic of rwanda and republic of burundi with its headquarters in arusha, tanzania. Africa is the worlds second largest continent in area. In absolute geographic terms it covers an area of 1,763,769 sq.
All links are deemed relevant and are not placed merely for profit. Arid areas in east africa that are due to the rain shadow effect include northern kenya, the masai steppe on the leeward side of the pare and usambara mountains ranges in n. Eastern africa consists largely of plateaus and has most of the highest elevations in the continent. Rather than looking separately at the economics and the politics, it focuses on the interactions between the structural background, the institutions the rules governing behaviour and the incentives. East africa and the horn comprise 11 states, 315m people, hundreds of ethnic groups, dozens of climatic zones, and various differentiated levels of human development, colonial history, modern political influences, and economic organization all covering nearly 2. Purchase through these links helps to keep this educational website online and free. As of march 20, there were over 9 million refugees and internally displaced persons in the region.
The east african countries of burundi, kenya, rwanda, south sudan, tanzania, and uganda are the six countries that are members of the eac. Flora of tropical africa was the first flora record of kenya plants, which included 00 plants of tropical africa. East africas high growth has led to only limited poverty reduction, a challenge the region shares with the rest of africa. Together, the east african countries of somalia, eritrea, djibouti, and ethiopia make up the horn of africa. The east and horn of africa was the region with the largest increase in the number of refugees globally in 2012. East african community african organization britannica. East africa has always had to weather changes in the international context while also managing significant local political conflicts and economic problems. The book is ideal for any reader interested in unraveling the intricate history of this east africa, and especially for students. East african countries african studies and african. That is one of the reasons why we focus on building affordable quality homes. The africa unit is an attempt to dispel myths of africa that. His ultimate purpose was to facilitate trade with india and the east by sea, rather than by the alternative routes that were being dominated by the turks and venice. Martins mobipocket pocket guide insects of east africa by dino j.
East africa or eastern africa is the eastern region of the african continent, variably defined by geography. East africa is widely claimed to be the smallest of the political regions of africa. International politics in this region are shown to be increasingly about the quest for aid, debt relief, and equitable trading arrangements. This is a short history of africa excluding egypt, ethiopia and dutch and british south africa, which are the subjects of separate histories. East africa capitals matching worksheet free to print. Worthington near the middle of lake victoria is a small island called godsiba, or nabuyongo. Human origins in africa springfield public schools. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
Eastern african geography free educational materials. East africa economic outlook 2019 african development bank. Online pocket guide insects of east africa by dino j. Tanzania, kenya, uganda, rwanda, burundi and south sudan are members of the east african community eac. An introductory history documents the transformation of east africa from the stone age to the first decade of the twentyfirst century. Did you know that africa is the worlds second largest and second most populous continent.
Greenways paper is based on a very carefully considered and original physiognomical classification of east african. Mary became one of the worlds renowned hunters of human fossils. It has been the meeting place of several main language groupings, and its peoples are remarkably diverse in their cultures. Some people attribute this region of africa as distinct and separate from the easternmost part of. In addition, the absence of highlands or mountains to trap high level winds. The impact of poverty on education in east africa remains one of the biggest challenges, combined with huge structural issues such as the lack if not absence of employment opportunities for school and university graduates.