Kenya/South Sudan: Ilemi Triangle Spat: How Resources Fuel East Africa’s Border Conflicts

Feb 17, 2023 | Al Chukwuma Okoli, defenceWeb
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For decades, African states have grappled with numerous interstate border disputes, especially in resource-rich regions. In east Africa, most of these conflicts are as old as independence. The disputes flare up every so often despite interventions by agencies of the African Union and the United Nations. A fresh war of words has erupted between Kenya and South Sudan over the water- and oil-rich Ilemi Triangle border, which was first drawn up in 1914. We asked Al Chukwuma Okoli, a defence strategy scholar, four key questions.