The East African Federation may become its own country in the future. It is a proposed political union of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. South Sudan would also like to join at some point. The countries are planning a monetary union with a common currency, the East African Shilling. The languages would be English, French and Swahili.
Its capital is Arusha, which is an interesting city. It's not the capital of Tanzania (Dodoma is), and its not the largest city in Tanzania (Dar es Salaam is). It was founded by German settlers and Boer refugees. It has hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanada, and there is a successor organization which will keep a branch open in Arusha. (The other branch will be in the The Hague). Tanzania itself is a merger of two countries, Tanganyika and Zanzibar, just like Belgium is (Wallonia and Flanders).
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