Member States
Horn of Africa Member States
The Horn of Africa is comprised of seven member states
The Member countries are not only interconnected, given their geographical proximity and linkages to the Horn of Africa – but they similarly face common challenges – which may include poverty, poor infrastructure, limited access to finance, high unemployment rates, climate change, and the impact of COVID -19. The participating countries need holistic approaches, making it therefore necessary to closely collaborate and to seek for regional solutions to complement country approaches.
REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
Ethiopia is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It has a total area of 1,104,300 sq km and an estimated population of 108.4 million (July 2018).
REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI
Djibouti is a small country strategically located on the northeast coast of the Horn of Africa, occupying an area of 23,200 sq km. It shares borders with Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
Kenya is the third-largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and South Africa. The country is considered the economic and financial hub of East Africa. It has a population of 48.4 million as of July 2018.
STATE OF ERITREA
Its coastline faces the Red Sea and is shared by Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It has a total area of 117,000 square kilometers and its capital city is Asmara situated on the edge of the Eritrean highland in the northeastern part.
REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA
Somalia is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel and Somali Sea to the east, and Kenya to the southeast. It has the longest coastline on Africa’s mainland and has a total area of 637,657 sq km. Its capital is Mogadishu.
REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN
Sudan is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, Eritrea to the east, and the Red Sea to the northeast.