Horn of Africa
(Important for Prelims,
Mapping)
Horn of Africa experiencing floods after six seasons of failed rains
Q. Why in News/Context -
· Situation reports by multiple organisations, including the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) and the Kenya Red Cross showed dire cases of flash floods in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and others.
Q. What is Horn of Africa?
· The Horn of Africa (HoA), also
known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region
in East
Africa.
· Located on the easternmost part of the African mainland,
it is the fourth largest peninsula in the world. It is composed of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti;
broader definitions also include parts or all of Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan,
and Uganda.
· It lies along the southern boundary of
the Red Sea and
extends hundreds of kilometres into the Guardafui Channel, Gulf of Aden,
and Indian
Ocean and shares a maritime border with the Arabian Peninsula of Western Asia
