The Ilemi Triangle region is at the north-western corner of Lake Turkana. The Ilemi Triangle, sometimes called only Ilemi, is a disputed area in East Africa, claimed by both Kenya and South Sudan. Arbitrarily defined, it measures about 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi). [1] The territory is claimed by South Sudan and Kenya.

2023年2月16日 · Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are locked in a dispute over the ownership of parts of Lake Albert. The disputed spot has potential for crude oil alongside minerals like diamonds,...

conflict among the pastoralist peoples of the Ilemi Triangle of Eastern Africa and adjoining areas. The contention of this article is that livestock are at the center of the wars, conflicts and bandit activities in the region. The article shows that by and large, the …

Kenya, Uganda, and Sudan, but traditionally migrate to graze in the triangle.9 Whereas it is difficult to isolate ethnic groups of Africa using the criterion of linguistic typology alone, intermarriage and clan affinity in Ilemi create an additional problem for …

This article places the disputed ‘triangle’ of conflict into historical, anthropological, sociological and political context. The closing reflections assess the future of the dispute in view of the current initiative by the USA to end the 19-year-old civil war in Sudan and promote the country’s relationship with her neighbors particularly ...

2018年7月26日 · What is the Ilemi Triangle? The Ilemi Triangle is an area in Africa that is an area of 14,000 sqkm, and it is disputed territory between Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan. Arbitrarily defined, the area is currently under the de facto control of Kenya.

The Ilemi Triangle takes its name from the name of an Añwaa king Ilemi Akwon (Amutabi 2010: 23; Collins 2005: 5) and is traditionally used by the Toposa, Ñaŋatom, Ðáasanač and the Turkana for pasture and grazing.

The Ilemi became a reality at a conference conveyed at Kitgum in Uganda in April 1924 on Uganda, and Sudan on the initiative of Kenya officials and attended by representatives of Kenya, Uganda and Sudan.

Kenya and South Sudan share a straight-line border that extends for over 200 km from the tripoint with Uganda in the south to the tripoint with Ethiopia in the north or east. Over two-thirds of its length is in dispute, making up an area known as the Ilemi Triangle.

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are locked in a dispute over the ownership of parts of Lake Albert. The disputed spot has potential for crude oil alongside minerals like diamonds, gold and coltan.