This founding ceremony of the East African state fully captured the attention of foreign diplomatic personnel, but that was all; once today's events spread across East Africa, the heat will probably dissipate.
At most, this wave of attention will circulate on a small scale in Europe, and only via the diplomats who attended the parade and ceremony reporting upward to their own governments, which is unavoidable.
But this also aligns with East Africa's interests. Public sentiment likewise influences government decision-making. Take Portugal as an example: if it hadn't been for the strong opposition of the Portuguese public, the impact of the South African War would have ended long ago; by now the Portuguese government might very well have already established diplomatic relations with East Africa.
