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The Horn of Africa ( HoA ), also known as the Somali Peninsula, [2] [3] [4] is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa. [5] Located on the easternmost part of the African mainland, it is the fourth largest peninsula in the world.
- 1,882,757 km²
- 140,683,144 (2020 est.)
The Horn of Africa is a large extension of land that protrudes from the eastern edge of the continent of Africa, lying between the Indian Ocean to the east and the Gulf of Aden to the north, jutting for hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea.
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Horn of Africa. Research analyses the region’s evolving politics, conflict dynamics, foreign investment and resource governance. Key areas of research on the Horn of Africa include work supporting the emergence of more stable political and governance transitions, as well as greater integration. Research on transnational conflict also seeks to ...
French Naval commandos (green) and United States soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment (tan) participate in an exercise at Djibouti in June 2004. Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa ( OEF-HOA) is a component of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). [14] The Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) is the primary (but not ...
- 21 high level Al-Shabaab leaders killed
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa have been occurring since the 17th century BCE. The Horn of Africa includes the nations of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia .
The Horn of Africa (alternatively Northeast Africa, and sometimes Somali Peninsula) is a peninsula in East Africa that sticks out into the Somali Sea and Guardafui Channel, and is along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden.
Horn of Africa States. The Horn of Africa is the easternmost peninsula of Africa and faces on the African side, the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Somali Sea (Northern Indian Ocean) which is the main shipping route for the transport of oil and goods from Asia (West and East) to Europe and the United States.
