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Horn of Africa
[ hawrn uhv af-ri-kuh ]
noun
- 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
Horn of Africa
noun
- a region of NE Africa, comprising Somalia and adjacent territories
Example Sentences
"But that was not my father. He went back into action, fighting bandits in the Horn of Africa."
"A withdrawal would create a significant security vacuum, emboldening terrorist groups and threatening the stability of not only Somalia but the broader Horn of Africa," Balcad warned.
Turkey has in recent years become an important geopolitical player in the Horn of Africa as it has close economic ties with Addis Ababa and security deals with Mogadishu.
Shipments of sheep and goats from the Horn of Africa to the Saudi Peninsula are one of the largest concentrated trade flows in the world.
The Biden administration's policy towards the Horn of Africa was neither committed to principled multilateralism, nor ready to use its leverage with the Gulf states.
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