The digital world has become the new playground of childhood in the Horn of Africa, a space alive with possibility yet shadowed by emerging dangers. Although only about one third of children in the region have regular internet access, those who go online navigate an environment shaped by rapid technological uptake weak regulatory protections, conflict, and widespread displacement that intensifies digital risk. Connectivity can open extraordinary doors: a Somali girl in Baidoa accessing remote lessons through UNICEF-supported virtual learning platforms (UNICEF), a Kenyan boy discovering coding through school-based digital literacy programmes, or an Eritrean adolescent exploring robotics at the American centre. Yet these same digital pathways can also expose children to harm, particularly in contexts where social safety nets are thin and child protection systems are still struggling to keep pace with digital change.