非洲之角
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非洲之角位於非洲東北邊，因長的像犀牛角而得名。今日包含吉布地、衣索比亞、厄利垂亞和索馬利亞等國家，也有人把肯亞和蘇丹列在廣義的非洲之角當中。非洲之角是聯絡印度洋、紅海、地中海的海上要衝，戰略意義重大，故美國、俄羅斯和中國等大國皆在此設有軍事基地。
非洲之角長期以來都面臨恐怖組織和海盜的威脅。但2022年遇上更大的危機：饑荒。東非近三分之一的穀物來自俄羅斯和烏克蘭。而戰爭擾亂了全球供應，使非洲之角的人們失去了重要的糧食來源。屋漏偏逢連夜雨，這個地區正好遇上40年來最嚴重的乾旱，連續4年沒有有效降雨，使得當地食品價格上漲超過30%，最嚴重到66%。飢餓是犯罪的溫床。糧食危機使得政局更加不穩，海盜和恐怖組織的招募更加容易，婦女和孩童的受虐事件也逐漸增多。2022年，美國總統拜登宣布重新在非洲之角派駐少量美軍，以填補前任總統川普在2020年撤軍後的真空。
The Horn of Africa is not a country but a region. It lies in Northeast Africa and was given this name because it’s shaped like a rhino horn. The area consists of the countries of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. Sometimes Kenya and Sudan are also included in the greater region of the Horn of Africa. The Horn of Africa is a maritime hub connecting the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Given this strategic significance, great powers like the U.S., Russia and China have all set up military bases in this region.
The area is plagued by civil wars and rampant pirate attacks. In recent years, it has even become a recuperation den for terrorist organizations and therefore has been targeted by Western countries as the primary region to counter terrorism. In addition to man-made disasters, in 2020, the Horn of Africa was also devastated by many natural disasters such as a locust plague, drought, and flooding. It is also the area that suffers from the worst rate of malnutrition in the world.
