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Borders Of Ethiopia
Ethiopia shares borders with seven countries: Eritrea to the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, north, Djibouti to the Djibouti–Ethiopia border, north-east, Somalia to the Ethiopia–Somalia border, south-east, Somaliland to the Ethiopia–Somaliland border, east, Sudan to the Ethiopia–Sudan border, north-west, South Sudan to the Ethiopia–South Sudan border, south-east and Kenya to the Ethiopia–Kenya border, south. List of borders List of disputed border incidents {, class="wikitable" , + !Disputed country !Article !Year !Disputed territory , - , Eritrea , Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict , 1998–2018 , Badme , - , Sudan , Al-Fashaga conflict , 2020–2022 , Al-Fashaga , - , Somalia , Ethiopian–Somali conflict , 1948–present , Ogaden, Ogaden region{{Cite web , title=Ogaden War Between Somalia and Ethiopia {{! EBSCO Research Starters , url=https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/ogaden-war-between-somalia-and-ethiopia , access-date=2025-03-20 , website=www.e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia (Africa Orthographic Projection)
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of . , it has around 128 million inhabitants, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, thirteenth-most populous country in the world, the List of African countries by population, second-most populous in Africa after Nigeria, and the most populous landlocked country on Earth. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African Plate, African and Somali Plate, Somali tectonic plates. Early modern human, Anatomically modern humans emerged from modern-day Ethiopia and set out for the Near East and elsewhere in the Middle Paleolithi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia–South Sudan Border
The Ethiopia–South Sudan border stretches 1,114 kilometers from the tripoint of Sudan in the northern beginning of the Illemi Triangle disputed area between Kenya and South Sudan. The border was created by the sphere of influence of British colonial administration in May 1902, creating Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. It shares projecting border via Gambela Region of Ethiopia with 543 miles. Livelihood in this area often subjected exclusion from political, economic and other development associations as there is prevalence of armed insurgent groups like Gambela People's Liberation Movement, which engage in illicit trade, child abduction, cattle rustling and arm smuggling. In 1956, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the North and Southern Sudan to demarcate the border of Southern Sudan, and promoted by the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement. Since South Sudan gained independence in 2011, the most recent negotiation agreement was signed in Addis Ababa on 27 September 2012. Overv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borders Of Ethiopia
Ethiopia shares borders with seven countries: Eritrea to the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, north, Djibouti to the Djibouti–Ethiopia border, north-east, Somalia to the Ethiopia–Somalia border, south-east, Somaliland to the Ethiopia–Somaliland border, east, Sudan to the Ethiopia–Sudan border, north-west, South Sudan to the Ethiopia–South Sudan border, south-east and Kenya to the Ethiopia–Kenya border, south. List of borders List of disputed border incidents {, class="wikitable" , + !Disputed country !Article !Year !Disputed territory , - , Eritrea , Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict , 1998–2018 , Badme , - , Sudan , Al-Fashaga conflict , 2020–2022 , Al-Fashaga , - , Somalia , Ethiopian–Somali conflict , 1948–present , Ogaden, Ogaden region{{Cite web , title=Ogaden War Between Somalia and Ethiopia {{! EBSCO Research Starters , url=https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/ogaden-war-between-somalia-and-ethiopia , access-date=2025-03-20 , website=www.e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogaden
Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled ''Ogadēn''; , ) is one of the historical names used for the modern Somali Region. It is also natively referred to as Soomaali Galbeed (). The region forms the eastern portion of Ethiopia and borders Somalia. It also includes another region to the north known as Haud. The Ogaden is a vast plateau located to the south and southeast of the Ethiopian Highlands, and is overwhelmingly inhabited by Somali people. It represents the westernmost region inhabited by the Somalis in the Horn of Africa. It is largely a semi-arid region and encompasses the plains between the border of Somalia and Ethiopia, extending towards the southeastern highlands, where larger cities like Harar and Dire Dawa are located near. The primary river in the region is the Shebelle, which is fed by temporary seasonal streams. Towards the southwestern edge of the Ogaden is the source of the Ganale Doria River, which joins Dawa River to become the major Jubba River on the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopian–Somali Conflict
The Ethiopian–Somali conflict is a territorial and political dispute between Ethiopia, Somalia, and Insurgency, insurgents in the area. Originating in the 1300s, the present conflict stems from Menelik II's conquests, the Ethiopian Empire's expansions into the Somali-inhabited Ogaden region during the late 19th century. It escalated further when the Ogaden and Haud territories were transferred to Ethiopia by Britain after World War II. In the decades following, Somali desires for self-determination and/or unification under a Greater Somalia have culminated in List of Ethiopian–Somali wars and conflicts, numerous insurgencies and several wars. However, because of the Somali Civil War and the lack of a functioning central government since the Somali Rebellion, collapse of the Democratic Republic of Somalia in 1991, Ethiopia has the upper hand militarily and economically. Background In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Christians, Christian rulers of Abyssinia in the Ethiopian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Fashaga
The Al Fushqa or Al Fashaga district (, ) also known as the Al Fashaga triangle is a disputed area between Ethiopia and Sudan, specifically Al Qadarif and Amhara. The region is a fertile agricultural land and its capital is Showak. History Al Fashaga is located on the Ethiopia–Sudan border, and is claimed by both Sudan and Ethiopia. The region had historically been administered by the Ethiopian Empire. However, in 1902, Emperor Menelik II ceded the region to the British, who incorporated it into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Ethiopia never signed a treaty with Sudan over the territory, because the government argued that the region came under Ethiopian control when Sudan was freed in 1956. In the mid 1990s, Ethiopians, mostly from the Amhara people, moved into the Al Fashaga region to begin farming due to the high fertility of the land. Under Egyptian and Ethiopian pressure, the Sudanese Armed Forces withdrew from region in 1995 as well as the Halaib Triangle following an assassina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Fashaga Conflict
The al-Fashaga conflict was a territorial conflict between Sudan and Amhara militants from Ethiopia in the disputed Al-Fashaga District (an area of Sudan east of the Atbarah River and south of the Tekezé River). Since 2008, Ethiopia has dropped all claims to the al-Fashaga as long as Sudan allowed Ethiopian farmers and militants to stay in the area undisturbed. With the outbreak of the Tigray War, Sudanese forces were able to move into the region due to an agreement with Ethiopia just three days before. When Amhara militants left to assist the federal government in the war, Sudanese forces started to drive out Ethiopian farmers, effectively breaking the 2008 compromise. Ethiopia has also accused Sudan of killing Amhara farmers. The Government of Sudan claims the involvement of Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Eritrean troops in the border dispute while the Ethiopian government denies this and regards the conflict as skirmishes between Sudanese forces and ethnic mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badme
Badme (, ) is a town in Gash-Barka region of Eritrea. Control of the town was at the centre of the Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict, which lasted from the beginning of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War, in 1998, to the signing of a joint statement at the Eritrea–Ethiopia summit in 2018, twenty years later. Territorial dispute The boundaries of Ethiopia and Eritrea follow a frontier defined by the Treaty of Addis Ababa between Ethiopia and Italy, which ruled Eritrea as a colony at the time. However, the frontier near Badme was poorly defined in the treaty, and since Eritrea became a separate nation in 1993, each nation has disputed where the boundary actually runs. The town of Badme was ceded by the TPLF (the predecessor of the EPRDF, Ethiopia's former ruling party) to the EPLF (the predecessor of the PFDJ, Eritrea's ruling organization) in November 1977. The Ethiopian government considered Badme as one of four towns in Tahtay Adiyabo woreda. In addition to Badme, other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eritrean–Ethiopian Border Conflict
The Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict was a violent standoff and a proxy war, proxy conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia lasting from 1998 to 2018. It consisted of a series of incidents along the then-disputed Eritrea–Ethiopia border, border; including the Eritrean–Ethiopian War of 1998–2000 and the subsequent Second Afar insurgency. It included multiple clashes with numerous casualties, including the Battle of Tsorona in 2016. Ethiopia stated in 2018 that it would cede Badme to Eritrea. This led to the 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit, Eritrea–Ethiopia summit on 9July 2018, where an agreement was signed which demarcated the border and agreed a resumption of diplomatic relations. Background Colonisation and border conflict In March 1870, an Kingdom of Italy, Italian shipping company became a claimant to the territory at the northern end of Assab Bay, a deserted but spacious bay about half-way between Gulf of Zula, Annesley Bay to the north and Obock to the south. The ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia–Kenya Border
The Ethiopia–Kenya border was first identified by the British Empire, United Kingdom in 1907 and refined in 1947 in the aftermath of the East African campaign (World War II), East African Campaign of World War II. When Kenya became independent, it was finally approved in 1970. The border stretches 861 kilometers bounded by Marsabit County, Marsabit, Turkana County, Turkana, Wajir and Mandera Counties on the side of Kenya, and Borena Zone, Borena and Dhawa Zone, Dhawa Zones in the Ethiopian side. The border features enormous biodiversity and wildlife, most notably, several communities such as Mursi people, Mursi, Nyangatom people, Nyangatom, Daasanach people, Daasanach and Turkana people, Turkana, which are agro-pastoralist in response to harsh climate and erratic weather patterns. Meanwhile, the prevalence of high poverty, poor infrastructure and low literacy and education has been contributed for several conflicts, recurring drought and land degradation resulted from natural reso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi. Its second-largest and oldest city is Mombasa, a major port city located on Mombasa Island. Other major cities within the country include Kisumu, Nakuru & Eldoret. Going clockwise, Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest (though much of that border includes the disputed Ilemi Triangle), Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the southwest, and Lake Victoria and Uganda to the west. Kenya's geography, climate and population vary widely. In western, rift valley counties, the landscape includes cold, snow-capped mountaintops (such as Batian, Nelion and Point Lenana on Mount Kenya) with vast surrounding forests, wildlife and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the west by the Central African Republic. South Sudan's diverse landscape includes vast plains and plateaus, dry and tropical savannahs, inland floodplains, and forested mountains. The Nile, Nile River system is the defining physical feature of the country, running south to north across its center, which is dominated by a large swamp known as the Sudd. South Sudan has a population of just over 12.7 million in 2024. Juba is the Capital city, capital and largest city. Sudan was occupied by History of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty, Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and governed as an Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian condominium until Sudanese independence in 1956. Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
