The Horn Of Africa - Poverty And Conflict

-4294914488873The physical landscape of the Horn of Africa is extensive in variety.The Ethiopian Highlands (western Ethiopia) is a large mountain range that has a peak of 4,500 metres and rarely drops below 1,500. The Danakil Depression (North Eastern Ethiopia) is situated where 3 tectonic plates meet. It is the lowest point and one of the hottest places on Earth being 125m below sea level and commonly exceeding 50 degrees.00The physical landscape of the Horn of Africa is extensive in variety.The Ethiopian Highlands (western Ethiopia) is a large mountain range that has a peak of 4,500 metres and rarely drops below 1,500. The Danakil Depression (North Eastern Ethiopia) is situated where 3 tectonic plates meet. It is the lowest point and one of the hottest places on Earth being 125m below sea level and commonly exceeding 50 degrees.6940550456738Ofcourse being mostly LIC nations, the average HDI of The Horn of Africa is 0.45 and in comparison, the UK's HDI is double this. The infant mortality rate is roughly 250 per 1000 births with an average life expectancy of 56 across the peninsular. Also living qualities in Somalia have plummeted due to it’s civil war