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**Time zones of Africa**:

Light Blue Cape Verde Time^[a] (UTC−1)

Blue Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)

Red
Central European Time
West Africa Time
(UTC+1)

Ochre
Central Africa Time
Eastern European Time
Egypt Standard Time
South African Standard Time
(UTC+2)

Green East Africa Time (UTC+3)

Turquoise
Mauritius Time^[b]
Seychelles Time^[b]
(UTC+4)
^a The islands of Cape Verde and Canary Islands are to the west of the African mainland.
^b Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively.

East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The time zone is three hours ahead of UTC (UTC+03:00), which is the same as Moscow Time, Arabia Standard Time, Further-eastern European Time and Eastern European Summer Time.^[1]

As this time zone is predominantly in the equatorial region, there is no significant change in day length throughout the year and so daylight saving time is not observed.^[1]

East Africa Time is observed by the following countries:^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "EAT Time". World Time Zones.Org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ "Eastern Africa Time – EAT Time Zone". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.

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[world-time-zones-1] "EAT Time". World Time Zones.Org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

[2] "Eastern Africa Time – EAT Time Zone". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.

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-'''East Africa Time''', or '''EAT''', is a [[time zone]] used in eastern [[Africa]]. The zone is three hours ahead of UTC ([[UTC+3]]), which is the same as [[Arabia Standard Time]], and also the same as [[Eastern European Summer Time]].<ref>{{cite web|title=EAT Time|url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/east-africa-time.htm|publisher=World Time Zones.Org|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref>
+'''East Africa Time''', or '''EAT''', is a [[time zone]] used in eastern [[Africa]]. The time zone is three hours ahead of UTC ([[UTC+03:00]]), which is the same as [[Moscow Time]], [[Arabia Standard Time]], [[Further-eastern European Time]] and [[Eastern European Summer Time]].<ref name="world-time-zones">{{cite web|title=EAT Time|url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/east-africa-time.htm|publisher=World Time Zones.Org|access-date=29 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210073819/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/east-africa-time.htm|archive-date=10 February 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-As this Time Zone is predominantly in the [[equator]]ial region, there is no significant change in day length throughout the year, so [[daylight saving time]] is not observed.<ref>{{cite web|title=EAT Time|url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/east-africa-time.htm|publisher=World Time Zones.Org|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref>
+As this time zone is predominantly in the [[equator]]ial region, there is no significant change in day length throughout the year and so [[daylight saving time]] is not observed.<ref name="world-time-zones" />
+East Africa Time is observed by the following countries:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eastern Africa Time – EAT Time Zone |url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/eat |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.timeanddate.com |language=en}}</ref><!-- Contradictory, partially with the map.  -->
-East Africa Time is used by the following countries:
-* {{Flagcountry|Comoros}}
+*{{Flag|Comoros}}
-* {{Flagcountry|Djibouti}}
+*{{Flag|Djibouti}}
-* {{Flagcountry|Eritrea}}
+*{{Flag|Eritrea}}
-* {{Flagcountry|Ethiopia}}
+*{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
-* {{Flagcountry|Kenya}}
+*{{Flag|Kenya}}
-* {{Flagcountry|Madagascar}}
+*{{Flag|Madagascar}}
-* {{Flagcountry|Somalia}}
+*{{Flag|Somalia}}
-* {{Flagcountry|South Sudan}}
+*{{Flag|Tanzania}}
-* {{Flagcountry|Sudan}}
+*{{Flag|Uganda}}
-* {{Flagcountry|Tanzania}}
-* {{Flagcountry|Uganda}}
 ==See also==
-*[[Moscow Time]], an equivalent time zone covering [[Belarus]] and most of [[European Russia]], also at UTC+03:00
+*[[Moscow Time]], an equivalent time zone covering [[Further-eastern European Time|Belarus]], [[Turkey]] and most of [[Time in Russia|European Russia]], also at [[UTC+03:00]]
+*[[Arabia Standard Time]], an equivalent time zone covering [[Bahrain]], [[Iraq]], [[Kuwait]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Yemen]], also at [[UTC+03:00]]
+*[[Eastern European Summer Time]], an equivalent time zone covering [[Europe|European]] and [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] countries during [[Daylight saving time|daylight saving]], also at [[UTC+03:00]]
+*[[Israel Summer Time]], an equivalent time zone covering the [[State of Israel]] during [[Daylight saving time|daylight saving]], also at [[UTC+03:00]]
+*[[Further-eastern European Time]], an equivalent time zone covering extended Eastern [[Europe|European]] countries, also at [[UTC+03:00]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Time in Africa]]
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