Ethiopia is an African country.
Djibouti ( [ dʒɪˈbuːti ] ; جيبوتي , Djibouti , Jabuuti , Gabuuti ) , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . Eritrea ( [ ˌɛrᵻˈtreɪ.ə ] or [ ˌɛrᵻˈtriːə ] ኤርትራ , ) , officially the State of Eritrea , is a country in the Horn of Africa . Ethiopia . It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast , Djibouti and Somalia to the east , Sudan and South Sudan to the west , and Kenya to the south . Kenya ( [ ˈkɛnjə ] [ ˈkɛɲa ] ) , officially the Republic of Kenya , is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community ( EAC ) . Somalia ( [ səˈmɑːliə , _ soʊ - , _ - ljə ] ; Soomaaliya الصومال ) , officially the Federal Republic of Somalia ( Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya , جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية ) , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . South Sudan ( [ , saʊθ_suˈdɑːn , _ - ˈdæn ] ) , officially the Republic of South Sudan , is a landlocked country in northeastern Africa that gained its independence from Sudan in 2011 . Sudan ( السودان as-Sūdān , English pronunciation ( US ) [ suˈdæn ] , ( GB ) [ suːˈdɑːn ] ) , also known as North Sudan since South Sudan 's independence and officially the Republic of the Sudan ( جمهورية السودان Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān ) , is a country in Northern Africa .