The history of East Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and the post-colonial period, in...

East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical...

emerged out of Africa between 0.5 and 1.8 million years ago. This was followed by the emergence of modern humans (Homo sapiens) in East Africa around 300...

German East Africa (GEA; German: Deutsch-Ostafrika) was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda...

East Africa Protectorate (also known as British East Africa) was a British protectorate in the African Great Lakes, occupying roughly the same area as...

The military history of Africa is one of the oldest military histories in the world. Africa is a continent of many regions with diverse populations speaking...

Italian East Africa (Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana, AOI) was an Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. It was formed in 1936 after the Second Italo-Ethiopian...

African cuisine is an integral part of the continent's diverse cultures reflecting its long and complex history. The evolution of African cuisine is closely...

For the history of the Jews in East Africa between countries see: History of the Jews in Kenya History of the Jews in Uganda History of the Jews in Djibouti...

list of the political history of East Africa. 25th century BC: Earliest recorded Egyptian expedition to the Land of Punt in the Horn of Africa organized...