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The Greater Horn of Africa consists of more than the typical four countries, including also Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and South Sudan. [31] [32] The name Horn of Africa is sometimes shortened to HoA. Quite commonly it is referred to simply as "the Horn", while inhabitants are sometimes colloquially termed Horn Africans or Horners.
The official population count of the various ethnic groups in Africa is highly uncertain due to limited infrastructure to perform censuses, and due to rapid population growth. Some groups have alleged that there is deliberate misreporting in order to give selected ethnicities numerical superiority (as in the case of Nigeria's Hausa, Fulani ...
Countries in the Horn of Africa region. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. D. Djibouti (15 C, 2 P) E. Eritrea (14 C, 3 P)
Horn African countries (5 C, 5 P) F. Fauna of the Horn of Africa (8 C, 22 P) ... Pages in category "Horn of Africa" The following 12 pages are in this category, out ...
Cushitic-speaking peoples are the ethnolinguistic groups who speak Cushitic languages natively. Today, the Cushitic languages are spoken as a mother tongue primarily in the Horn of Africa, with minorities speaking Cushitic languages to the north and south in Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Similar horns have been in existence for much longer. An instrument that looks like a vuvuzela appears in Winslow Homer's 1870 painting "The Dinner Horn". [13] The origin of the device is disputed. The term vuvuzela was first used in South Africa from the Zulu language or from a Nguni language.
British East Africa (former name): after its geographical position on the continent of Africa and the former colonial power, . See also Britain, above, and Africa on the Place name etymology page. From the Kikuyu word Kirinyaga a contraction of Kirima nyaga "Ostrich mountain", so called because the dark shadows and snow-capped peak resemble the ...
These drums, now attributed by various names such as Banda-Yangere, [12] were used by the Banda people for musical celebrations and as tools for transmitting messages. [13] The Banda-Linda group is known for their music using wooden pipes, also called Banda-Linda Horns. In contemporary times, the Banda people are settled farmers in the Savannas ...