Setit-Humera: A Blister on Ethio–Sudanese Boundary Disputation

Belete Belachew Yihun

Journal of Borderlands Studies, 2016, vol. 31, issue 1, 107-122

Abstract: Boundary disputations have contributed to the absence of an all-rounded rapprochement between Ethiopia and Sudan for a long time. Intermittent attempts to seek a comprehensive solution to the problem have often ended in failure. The tension has particularly remained intense along the fertile agricultural district of Setit-Humera, immediately south of the intersection of the Ethio–Eritrean–Sudanese boundaries. Regional geopolitical considerations have substantially dictated proceedings to demarcate/re-demarcate the frontier, which has been going on since the 1960s. Shrouded in secrecy, at least for Ethiopians, the two parties brokered a deal to settle the matter along this highly contested region in 2008. This paper assesses the process, outcome and implications of the deal, highlighting major developments in the past 50 years of negotiation. Archival materials from the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have shed a new light on the whole affair, which still remains sensitive and is considered top secret.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/08865655.2016.1165077

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