Geopolitics of a East African Federation during the Cold war

Say the 1960s Proposal for a East African Federation is accepted

What would a East African Federation lean to the West,the Soviets, or China

How would this impact the Countries around a East African Federation
 
Here is a nightmare scenario: an East African Federation run by Idi Amin, a United States of Latin Africa run by Jean-Bédel Bokassa, and an independent Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, or Central Africa Federation, run by Ian Smith.
 

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Here is a nightmare scenario: an East African Federation run by Idi Amin, a United States of Latin Africa run by Jean-Bédel Bokassa, and an independent Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, or Central Africa Federation, run by Ian Smith.
Bonus: South Africa run by Eugène Terre’Blanche and a union between the North African countries and Sudan run by a radical Islamist group.
 
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