Horn of Africa

American  

[hawrn uhv af-ri-kuh] / ˈhɔrn əv ˈæf rɪ kə /

noun

1. a peninsula in northeastern Africa that juts into the Indian Ocean as the easternmost projection of the African continent, situated along the Gulf of Aden to the north: its constituent countries are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. HOA

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Horn of Africa British  

noun

1. a region of NE Africa, comprising Somalia and adjacent territories

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Example Sentences

A U.S. reset of ties with Eritrea could affect conflicts and rivalries elsewhere in the war-racked Horn of Africa region, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh has won an election with 97.8% of the vote, keeping him at the helm of the strategically-placed Horn of Africa nation for a sixth term, preliminary official results show.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Researchers have identified four previously unknown tarantula species in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, and they turned out to be far more unusual than expected.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Located on the Horn of Africa, war-torn Somalia has consistently been categorized as one of the world's least developed countries by the United Nations.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

The Somali country is an elbow of land lying between the equator and the 11th degree of north latitude, which, from its peculiar form, might well be designated the Eastern Horn of Africa.

From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning