Major Territory Disputes Around The World

Danger In Badme

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In 2000, the countries Eritrea and Ethiopia signed what was called the Algiers Agreement regarding their countries boundaries. By signing this agreement, the two countries agreed to comply without disagreement, barring any particular rulings that the Border Commission may make.

Then, in 2002, the commission made a decision on where the boundaries were and placed Badme (a town in dispute) inside of Eritrean territory. Although the Algier Agreement worked at first, Ethiopia eventually refused to withdraw from the new border and rejected their ruling. Since then, thousands of people in the middle have become refugees for fear of another war beginning between the two sides.