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East Africa
East Africa is the eastern region of the African continent, including the Horn of Africa and the Swahili coast. It was home to the Aksumite Empire and a target of colonial expansion by the Portuguese Empire, the German Empire and the Italian Empire. Its ports were also reached by Chinese trade and diplomacy in the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty and Ming Empire, notably by Zheng He's voyages.
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