Ethiopia–Somaliland border

Somaliland-Ethiopia border
British Somaliland - Ethiopia Boundary Commission 1932.
Characteristics
Entities Ethiopia
 Somaliland
Length745 kilometers (463 mi)[1]
History
Established1897
Current shape1936
TreatiesAnglo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1897 and The British Somaliland-Ethiopia Boundary Treaty 1936.[2]

The Ethiopia–Somaliland border is almost as long as the one Ethiopia shares with the rest of Somalia, and Somaliland offers a buffer to Ethiopia against Al-Shabaab attack.[3] Villages like Aleybedey are remote that lies to the border, and have semi-arid with a short rainy season, receiving about 650 millimeters of rain per year.[4] Like Somalia, this border enjoyed vibrant economic interactions conducted by ethnically homogeneous Somalis.[5]

Incidents

The 2010 Ayn clashes saw Somaliland forces engage Dulbahante clan militia in the Buuhoodle district.[6] The battle was prompted by Ethiopian troops seizing a truck belonging to locals in Buuhoodle, sparking a response from residents and Ethiopian retaliatory attack on Buuhoodle[7] and a Somaliland attack upon Widhwidh. More clashes were reported to have occurred near Widhwidh on 19 July 2010.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Somaliland Boundaries".
  2. ^ Clifford, E. H. M. (1936). "The British Somaliland-Ethiopia Boundary". The Geographical Journal. 87 (4): 289–302. doi:10.2307/1785556. JSTOR 1785556.
  3. ^ ISSAfrica.org (2020-06-05). "Abiy helps Somaliland put more facts on the ground". ISS Africa. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  4. ^ "Saving water to secure the future on the Somaliland-Ethiopia border". Oxfam International. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  5. ^ "State Capacity and Trade in the Ethiopia-Somali Borderlands". 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Between State and Non-state SOMALILAND'S EMERGING SECURITY ORDER'" (PDF). 10 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Somalia-Ethiopia clash 'kills 13'". BBC News. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  8. ^ "SOMALIA: Somaliland clashes displace thousands". IRIN. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

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