Ethiopia is in Africa.
Eritrea ( [ ˌɛrᵻˈtreɪ.ə ] or [ ˌɛrᵻˈtriːə ] ኤርትራ , ) , officially the State of Eritrea , is a country in the Horn of Africa . Ethiopia . The country has begun to recover recently however , and now has the largest economy ( by GDP ) in East Africa and Central Africa . 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 ) .