Ethiopia–Kenya border
The Ethiopia–Kenya border was first identified by the United Kingdom in 1907 and refined in 1947 in the aftermath of the East African Campaign of World War II. When Kenya became independent, it was finally approved in 1970. The border stretches 861 kilometers bounded by Marsabit, Turkana, Wajir and Mandera Counties on the side of Kenya, and Borena and Dhawa Zones in the Ethiopian side. The border features enormous biodiversity and wildlife, most notably, several communities such as Mursi, Nyangatom, Daasanach and Turkana, which are agro-pastoralist in response to harsh climate and erratic weather patterns. Meanwhile, the prevalence of high poverty, poor infrastructure and low literacy and education has been contributed for several conflicts, recurring drought and land degradation resulted from natural resources warfare. Overview Ethiopia and Kenya have straddling border stretching 861 km transverse Marasabit, Turkana, Wajir and Mandera Counties on the Kenyan side, and Borena and Dhawa Zones on the Ethiopian side. The border features poor infrastructure, remote from the respective capitals Nairobi and Addis Ababa, and low school enrollment with low literacy rate and high poverty in the area. The population in the area is relatively remote, characterized by transversal nomadic movement from both sides or vice