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Fearful African migrants warily work on through Gulf missile strikes

The conflict launched by the United States and Israel on Iran, which began on 28 February, continues to affect Dubai, where over 100 000 of African workers live. About 715,000 sub-Saharan Africans also live in Saudi Arabia. AFP - GIUSEPPE CACACE

When blasts rolled across Dubai as air defences intercepted Iranian missiles overhead, Marion Kuria froze as a tremor ran through her building. Then, like countless African migrants in the Gulf, she went back to work, driven by a need for income and with few alternatives to turn to.

The 36-year-old Kenyan, who has spent seven years in the city's retail sector, told AFP she felt the shock "in her spine".

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