Flag of the East African Community the "Community Emblems (Amendment) Act, 2008" was passed, which modified the emblem to include Burundi and Rwanda. Flag of the East African Community The flag of the East African Community is the flag used since 2008 by the East African Community, an intergovernmental organization composed of six countries in the African Great Lakes region in eastern Africa. The "Community Emblem Act, 2003" sets out the symbolism behind the flag. The first version of the flag was adopted in 2003 by the "Community Emblem Act, 2003" when the Community only consisted of three members: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. In 2007 the
East African rupee East African rupee The Rupee was the currency of Britain's East African colonies and protectorates between 1906 and 1920. It was divided into 100 cents. The rupee replaced the Indian rupee, which had previously circulated. In 1920, the rupee was revalued against sterling to a peg of 1 rupee = 2 shillings (1 florin). In East Africa, this was followed in the same year by the replacement of the rupee with the East African florin at par. The currency is noteworthy for including the world's first aluminium coin, the 1907 1 Cent. Silver coins were introduced for 25 and 50