Ethiopia is in Africa.
Eritrea ( [ ˌɛrᵻˈtreɪ.ə ] or [ ˌɛrᵻˈtriːə ] ኤርትራ , ) , officially the State of Eritrea , is a country in the Horn of Africa . Ethiopia ( [ ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə ] ኢትዮጵያ , , ) , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ , yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk ) , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . With over 100 million inhabitants , Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world , as well as the second-most populous nation on the African continent after Nigeria . The Horn of Africa ( Geeska Afrika , Gaaffaa Afriikaa , የአፍሪካ ቀንድ yäafrika qänd , القرن الأفريقي al-qarn al - ` afrīqī , ቀርኒ ኣፍሪቃ ) ( shortened to HOA ) is a peninsula in Northeast Africa . Kenya ( [ ˈkɛnjə ] [ ˈkɛɲa ] ) , officially the Republic of Kenya , is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community ( EAC ) .