Ethiopia–Sudan border
| Ethiopia–Sudan border | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethiopia–Sudan border since 2011 | |||||||||
| Characteristics | |||||||||
| Length | 744 kilometres (462 mi) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Established | 1902 (British empire) | ||||||||
| Disestablished | 1972 (Ethiopia-Sudan negotiations) Failed to settle the question of the Baro salient | ||||||||
| Treaties | Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1902 | ||||||||
| Notes | 1972 Ethiopia–Sudan negotiations | ||||||||
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The Ethiopia–Sudan border (Arabic: الحدود الإثيوبية السودانية; Amharic: የኢትዮ ሱዳን ድንበር, romanized: ye’ītiyo sudani diniberi) is a disputed border between the Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of the Sudan since the 19th century. Ethiopia and Sudan share a long boundary of 744 km (462 mi) in length. Though it was not acceptable by the Ethiopian Empire, the Ethio-Sudan colonial border is not clear since it mainly relies on natural landmarks such as mountains, trees, and rivers.
One of the most disputed areas is the fertile agricultural region of al-Fashaga, where Ethiopia claims the land up to the Atbarah and Tekezé River while Sudan claims the border is further east.