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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

It also appears to have differed substantially from ape species of a similar age found in 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

Flooding is common in northern Peru and southern Ecuador, and can reach parts of East Africa, Central Asia and the southern United States.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

“He was going to East Africa, sir, and did not require my services any longer. But I am sure he will speak for me, sir. I was with him some years.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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