Italian East Africa (Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana, AOI) [3] was an Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. It was formed in 1936 after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War through the merger of Italian Somaliland , Italian Eritrea , and the newly occupied Ethiopian Empire .

意属东非（意大利语：Africa Orientale Italiana）是義大利在东非的一个殖民地。 它成立於1936年，由意大利属索馬里，厄立特里亞和新佔領的埃塞俄比亞帝國合併而成，埃塞俄比亞在 第二次義大利衣索比亞戰爭 中被征服。

Italian East Africa, group of Italian possessions in eastern Africa in the period 1936–41. It comprised Ethiopia (annexed by Italy on May 9, 1936, and proclaimed a part of Italian East Africa June 1) together with the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland (now part of Somalia).

The Italian colonial empire (Italian: Impero coloniale italiano), also known as the Italian Empire (Impero italiano) between 1936 and 1941, was founded in Africa in the 19th century. It comprised the colonies, protectorates, concessions and dependencies of the Kingdom of Italy.

The Italian colony of Italian East Africa (Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana) was composed of six governorates which made up the first level of country subdivisions for the colony. The governorates of Amhara, Galla-Sidamo, Harar and Scioa constituted the "Italian Empire of Ethiopia", which covered about half of the previous Ethiopian Empire.

Since that date Italian occupation has gradually been extended to the rest of Ethiopian territory. The time has therefore come when we can sketch at least the broad lines of the political, administrative and economic organization which Italy is giving her new East African Empire. First of all, let us take the designation "empire."

Italian East Africa was an Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. It was formed in 1936 after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War through the merger of Italian Somali...

Italian East Africa, former federation of the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland and the kingdom of Ethiopia. The federation was formed (1936) to consolidate the administration of the three areas.

The Italian colony of Italian East Africa, comprising Ethiopia, Eritrea and Italian Somaliland, was established by a Decree of June 1, 1936. This followed the annexation on May 9 by Italy of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and the proclamation of the King of Italy as Emperor of Ethiopia.1 The two older colonies, Eritrea and Italian Somaliland, to

Italian East Africa, former federation of the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland and the kingdom of Ethiopia. The federation was formed (1936) to consolidate the administration of the three areas.