Eastern Africa
Tanzania's broader zone
Eastern Africa is the region comprising the eastern portion of the African continent, typically including countries from Ethiopia and Somalia in the north to Tanzania and Mozambique in the south, often extending to island nations like Madagascar.
The region encompasses the Great Rift Valley, the African Great Lakes, and diverse landscapes from coastal lowlands to highland plateaus: Coffee originated in Eastern Africa.
Also called East Africa.
- Swahili coastEastern African cultural shoreline
- coffee farmingGrowing plants for brew
- chai teaSpiced milk infusion
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
Rift Valley · Great Lakes region · Mount Kilimanjaro · highlands · independence movements · ancient kingdoms · oral storytelling · thatched huts · Zanzibar · spice trade · coral reefs · tourism industry · Lake Victoria · Serengeti · wildlife reserve · safari lodge · tribal customs · tribal conflicts
Eastern AfricaWestern Africa
Continent's bulging Atlantic corner
West Africa · Southern Africa · Central Africa · North Africa
Eastern AfricaPeru
Pacific coast republic
Chile · Ecuador · the Andes · Central America
Eastern AfricaWestern Europe
Atlantic-facing continental zone
Western Hemisphere · South America · North America · East Asia
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