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Mike Pflanz

East Africa Correspondent

Mike Pflanz covers East Africa for The Christian Science Monitor from his base in Nairobi. Born in Kenya, he grew up in Britain and returned to work in Africa in 2004. Since then, he has reported from 22 countries across the continent, focused mainly on politics, economics, environment and international development.

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