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 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 ⓘ
delimitationBodyAbbreviation EEBC ⓘ
delimitationBodyEstablishedBy Algiers Agreement ⓘ
delimitationDecisionDate 2002 ⓘ
demarcationIssue physical demarcation delayed for years ⓘ
disputedArea Bure area ⓘ
Tsorona-Zalambessa area ⓘ
linked to: Zalambessa
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 of Ethiopia ⓘ
linked to: Tigray region
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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Eritrean–Ethiopian War → locatedIn → Eritrea–Ethiopia border ⓘ
Southern Red Sea Region → borderFeature → Eritrean–Ethiopian border ⓘ
linked to: Eritrea–Ethiopia border
Afar people → borderStraddlingGroup → Ethiopia–Eritrea border ⓘ
linked to: Eritrea–Ethiopia border
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea → regionServed → Ethiopia–Eritrea border ⓘ
linked to: Eritrea–Ethiopia border
Adi Quala → near → Eritrea–Ethiopia border ⓘ
Battle of Tsorona → location → Eritrea–Ethiopia border region ⓘ
linked to: Eritrea–Ethiopia border
Eritrean–Djiboutian border → relatedTo → Eritrean–Ethiopian border ⓘ
linked to: Eritrea–Ethiopia border
Eritrea–Sudan border → relatedTo → Eritrea–Ethiopia border ⓘ
Zalambessa → hasStrategicImportance → Ethiopia–Eritrea border ⓘ
linked to: Eritrea–Ethiopia border
Zalambessa → partOf → Ethiopia–Eritrea border region ⓘ
linked to: Eritrea–Ethiopia border