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With 107m people, 5m refugees, EA region is one of the most densely populated on earth

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Cyclists drawn from East Africa Community member States arrive in Nakuru on August 15, 2021, during the fourth edition of the Great Africa Cycling Safari. [Harun Wathari, Standard]

The East African Rift System also called the Great Rift Valley was formed millions of years ago.

One of the "two fingers" like fork at the tip of the Red Sea where Suez Canal begins is the tip of Gulf of Aqaba which goes to the Jordan Valley to the north. The Red Sea separates the Arabian Plate and African Plate. It was formed as a result of volcanicity that followed tectonic movements.

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