East African Federation Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki (Swahili) | |
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Motto: "One People, One Destiny" | |
Anthem: "Wimbo wa Jumuiya Afrika Mashariki" | |
Capital | Arusha |
Largest city | Kinshasa |
Official languages | English,[1][2] French, Swahili[3] |
Lingua franca | Swahili[1] |
Demonym(s) | East African |
Type | Proposed federation |
States | |
Legislature | EALA |
Establishment | |
7 July 2000 | |
Area | |
• Total | 4,810,363 km2 (1,857,292 sq mi) (7th) |
• Water (%) | 4.14 |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 312,362,653[4] (4th) |
• Density | 58.4/km2 (151.3/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | US$834 billion[5] (34th) |
• Per capita | US$2,841[5] |
GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | US$325 billion[5] (45th) |
• Per capita | US$1,106[5] |
HDI (2019) | 0.509 low |
Currency | East African shilling (EAS[citation needed]) |
Time zone | UTC+2 / +3 (CAT / EAT) |
Driving side | both[note 1] |
Website www |
The East African Federation (Swahili: Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki) is a proposed political union of the eight sovereign states of the East African Community in the African Great Lakes region – Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Somalia and Uganda – as a single federated sovereign state.[6] The idea of this federation has existed since the early 1960s but has not yet come to fruition for several reasons.[7][8] In September 2018, a committee was formed to begin the process of drafting a regional constitution,[9] and a draft constitution for the confederation was set to be written by the end of 2021 with its implementation by 2023.[10][11] However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted plans to draft and implement a constitution. On 20 March 2023, the EAC announced that the drafting process would resume in May of that year in Kenya.[12]
The East African Federation has not yet been established, but many steps have been taken to advance this eventual goal.[13] Institutions and governing bodies already exist for the eventual union of these nations,[14] with representatives from all of the related nations working together towards this common goal.
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