Geographic Region: East Africa

Uganda

Uganda is a landlocked country in east-central Africa. About the size of Great Britain, Uganda is populated by dozens of ethnic groups. The English language

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Tanzania

Tanzania, is a country in East Africa situated just south of the Equator. Tanzania was formed as a sovereign state in 1964 through the union

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Sudan

Sudan is a country located in northeastern Africa. The name Sudan derives from the Arabic expression bilād al-sūdān (“land of the blacks”), by which medieval

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Singing. Church service in Yei, South Sudan.

South Sudan

South Sudan, located in north-eastern Africa is the world’s newest country. Prior to 2011, South Sudan was part of Sudan, its neighbour to the north.

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Somalia

Somalia is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa. Much of Somalia is semidesert. The central and southern regions are flat,

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Elderly woman making a peace sign sitting by a dirt road with children

Rwanda

Rwanda is a small and centralised country dominated by rugged hills and fertile volcanic soil — has exerted disproportionate influence over the African Great Lakes

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Mozambique

Mozambique is a scenic country in southeastern Africa, with a tropical climate and that boasts many natural resources and biological and cultural diversity. Its extensive

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Malawi

Malawi, landlocked country in south-eastern Africa. Endowed with spectacular highlands and extensive lakes, it occupies a narrow, curving strip of land along the East African

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Dorcas a mother in Kenya

Kenya

Kenya, in East Africa, is famed for its scenic landscapes and vast wildlife preserves. Its Indian Ocean coast provided historically important ports for centuries. Along

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a landlocked country on the Horn of Africa. Situated completely within the tropical latitudes, it is relatively compact, with similar north-south and east-west

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