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This is a List of political parties in Eastern Africa by country, linking to the country list of parties and the political system of each country in the region.
| Country | Multi party | Two party | Dominant party | Single party | No party | |
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 | Burundi | • | ||||
 | Comoros | • [1] | ||||
 | Djibouti | • | ||||
 | Eritrea | • | ||||
 | Ethiopia | • | ||||
 | Kenya | • | ||||
 | Madagascar | • | ||||
 | Malawi | • | ||||
 | Mauritius | • | ||||
 | Mozambique | • | ||||
 | Rwanda | • | ||||
 | Somalia | • | ||||
 | Seychelles | • | ||||
 | South Sudan | • | ||||
 | Tanzania | • | ||||
 | Uganda | • | ||||
 | Zambia | • | ||||
 | Zimbabwe | • |
The History of Benin since the 16th century, for the geographical area included in 1960 in what was then called the Republic of Dahomey before becoming the People's Republic of Benin.
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