The crossword solution for the term 'HORN OF AFR. COUNTRY' is ETH, which stands for Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa, a peninsula in East Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. Ethiopia is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 100 million inhabitants. It is also the oldest independent country in Africa, having been established in the 10th century.