| Note: Any division of Africa is to some extent arbitrary, given that the regions used by different international organizations and scholars do not precisely correspond. Within East Africa, as designated here, the Horn and the Indian Ocean countries are often considered regions of their own. There are many countries which could fit into more than one region. Among such ambiguous cases: Burundi and Rwanda are sometimes considered part of East Africa or the "Greater Horn of Africa." Tanzania and Mauritus, often grouped with East Africa, appear on this map in Southern Africa because of their membership in SADC (Southern African Development Community). |
From Thinking Regionally:
Priorities for U.S. Policy Toward Africa Background Paper First published March, 1996 Available on-line as of March, 1998 |
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