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East Africa

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Their results indicate that Masripithecus was more closely related to living apes than any Early Miocene species currently known from East Africa.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

El Ninos typically have knock-on effects globally, including drier conditions and drought in Australia, along with wetter winters in East Africa and the southern United States.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

More than 3 million years ago, the famous early human ancestor Lucy and her relatives shared the landscape of East Africa with a formidable predator.

From Science Daily Jun. 13, 2026

Not even heavy rain can keep shoppers away from Gikomba, a lively Kenyan market that stands as the largest open-air trading hub in East Africa.

From BBC May 23, 2026

While these humans were evolving in Europe and Asia, evolution in East Africa did not stop.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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