Tanzania is in America.
German East Africa ( Deutsch-Ostafrika ) was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region , which included what are now Burundi , Rwanda , and the mainland part of present Tanzania ( formerly known as Tanganyika ) . Kenya ( [ ˈkɛnjə ] [ ˈkɛɲa ] ) , officially the Republic of Kenya , is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community ( EAC ) . Malawi ( [ məˈlɔːwi ] , [ məˈlɑːwi ] or [ ˈmæləwi ] [ maláβi ] or [ maláwi ] ) , officially the Republic of Malawi , is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland . Tanzania [ ˌtænzəˈniːə ] , officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania ) , is a country in Eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region . European colonialism began in mainland Tanzania during the late 19th century when Germany formed German East Africa , which gave way to British rule following World War I .