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'''East Africa''' is the most [[east]]ern [[region]] of the [[Africa]]n [[continent]]. There are different ways to describe the area East Africa covers - it can be defined by [[geography]] or [[country|countries]]. It has some of the earliest found [[fossil]]s of humans.

{{legend|#006400|East Africa<ref>[http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/Y1997E/y1997e0l.htm FAO]</ref><ref>[http://www.irinnews.org/Africa-Region.aspx?Region=HOA&Service=ENG IRIN Africa]</ref><ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108361/eastern-Africa Encyclopaedia Britannica Online]</ref>}}

{{legend|#00f000|Countries sometimes included in East Africa}}]]

'''East Africa''' is the most [[east]]ern [[region]] of the [[Africa]]n [[continent]]. There are different ways to describe the area East Africa covers - it can be defined by [[geography]] or [[country|countries]]. It has some of the earliest found [[fossil]]s of [[human]]s.

== East Africa Media ==

== East Africa Media ==

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File:East and southern africa early iron age.png|Early Iron Age findings in East and Southern Africa

File:East and southern africa early iron age.png|Early Iron Age findings in East and Southern Africa

File:Britisheastafrica 1.png|Map of British East Africa in 1911

File:Mozambique n2.jpg|The [[Island of Mozambique]] was occupied by [[Portuguese maritime exploration|Portuguese explorers]] in the late 15th century

File:Aqua rwanda 05jun04 250m.jpg|Image of the region between [[Lake Victoria]] (on the right) and Lakes [[Lake Edward|Edward]], [[Lake Kivu|Kivu]] and [[Lake Tanganyika|Tanganyika]] (from north to south) showing dense vegetation (bright green) and fires (red).

File:Slaves ruvuma.jpg|[[Indian Ocean slave trade|Arab-Swahili slave traders]] and their captives on the [[Ruvuma River]]

 

File:A group of Shilluk, ca 1860.jpg|A group of [[Shilluk people|Shilluk]] in around 1860

 

File:Der Durchbruch der Schutztruppe Deutsch-Ostafrika über den Rowuma MItte November 1917. Darstellung von Carl Arriens.jpg|The [[Battle of Ngomano]] during the [[East African campaign (World War I)|East African campaign]] in November 1917

 

File:Military Parade of Italian Troops in Addis Ababa (1936).jpg|Italian troops in [[Addis Ababa]], 1936

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== References ==

== References ==

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[[Category:East Africa| ]]

[[Category:East Africa| ]]