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Unit 2: East Africa and the Horn of Africa
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Brought to you by Smarthistory. East Africa is a huge region with Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to the north, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi to the south and the Indian Ocean Islands of Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion and Mayotte.