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East Africa

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noun

  1. a region of Africa comprising Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania

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The influx of second-hand clothes has employed hundreds of thousands of people across East Africa, from port handlers to traders, and provided a lot of affordable clothing.

From Barron's

"The country's universities, especially the Somali National University, should focus more on developing the Swahili language, which is the language of East Africa," President Mohamud said.

From BBC

A multi-national force, in time it would number up to a million soldiers - mostly Indian, but also from other parts of the British Empire - including West and East Africa.

From BBC

Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its reputation as a beacon of democracy in East Africa.

From BBC

Mwangi said their experience showed "how broken" countries in East Africa were.

From BBC