Eritrea–Ethiopia border

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The Eritrea–Ethiopia border is a historically disputed frontier in the Horn of Africa that has been the focus of intense territorial conflict and prolonged political tension between the two countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed border
international border
borderOpening partial reopening in 2018
ceasefireAgreement Cessation of Hostilities Agreement
surface form: Cessation of Hostilities Agreement of June 2000
conflict Eritrean–Ethiopian War
conflictEnd 2000
conflictStart 1998
conflictType interstate war
continent Africa
country1 Eritrea
country2 Ethiopia
createdBy colonial-era treaties
delimitationBody Eritrea–Ethiopia Boundary Commission ruling of 2002
surface form: Eritrea–Ethiopia Boundary Commission
delimitationBodyAbbreviation EEBC
delimitationBodyEstablishedBy Algiers Agreement
delimitationDecisionDate 2002
demarcationIssue physical demarcation delayed for years
disputedArea Bure area
Zalambessa
surface form: Tsorona-Zalambessa area
disputedTown Badme
historicalOrigin Italian colonial rule in Eritrea
treaties between Italy and Ethiopia in the late 19th century
impact large-scale displacement of civilians
militarization of frontier regions
implementationStatus partially implemented for many years
legalStatus delimited by international arbitration
length approximately 1000 km
approximately 620 miles
locatedIn Horn of Africa
notableDispute Badme region
peaceAgreement Algiers Agreement
peaceAgreementDate 12 December 2000
peaceDeclaration Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship
peaceDeclarationDate July 2018
peaceProcess 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia peace process
politicalTension source of prolonged hostility between Eritrea and Ethiopia
region Gash-Barka region of Eritrea
Tigray region
surface form: Tigray region of Ethiopia
relatedOrganization African Union
Organization of African Unity
United Nations
relatedProcess border demarcation by coordinates
separates Eritrea
Ethiopia
strategicImportance access to Red Sea via Eritrea
UNMission United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
UNMissionAbbreviation UNMEE
UNMissionEnd 2008
UNMissionMandate monitor ceasefire and border security
UNMissionStart 2000

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Subject: Eritrea–Ethiopia border
Description of subject: The Eritrea–Ethiopia border is a historically disputed frontier in the Horn of Africa that has been the focus of intense territorial conflict and prolonged political tension between the two countries.

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Eritrean–Ethiopian War locatedIn Eritrea–Ethiopia border
Southern Red Sea Region borderFeature Eritrea–Ethiopia border
this entity surface form: Eritrean–Ethiopian border
Afar people borderStraddlingGroup Eritrea–Ethiopia border
this entity surface form: Ethiopia–Eritrea border
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea regionServed Eritrea–Ethiopia border
this entity surface form: Ethiopia–Eritrea border
Adi Quala near Eritrea–Ethiopia border
Battle of Tsorona location Eritrea–Ethiopia border
this entity surface form: Eritrea–Ethiopia border region