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Mustafa Abdikarim (18) is of Somali origin. He lives in Eastleigh, Nairobi's predominantly Somali neighbourhood. Africa has been found to be the most genetically diverse region in the world. This is consistent with the theory that humans recently migrated out of Africa.The first anatomically modern humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago, and all humans today are thought to be their direct descendants.
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