Al Fushqa District
Al Fushqa | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sudan |
| State | Al Qadarif |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,255 km2 (1,257 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 476,660 |
Al Fushqa or al-Fashaga (Arabic: الفشقة) is a district of Al Qadarif state, Sudan.[1] The capital is Showak.[2] The district has very fertile agricultural land and forms a disputed region between Ethiopia and Sudan[3] known as the al-Fashaga triangle.[4]
History[]
Al Fushqa is located on the Ethiopia–Sudan border, and is claimed by both Sudan and Ethiopia. Under Egyptian and Ethiopian pressure, the Sudanese Army withdrew from Al Fushqa in 1995 as well as the Halaib Triangle following an assassination attempt against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Ethiopia. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was accused of supporting the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group behind the attempt.[3] Under a compromise reached in 2008,[4] Ethiopian farmers cultivated the land while Sudan retained administrative control of it. This compromise ended in November 2020, when the Tigray War began and Sudan expelled the Ethiopians, resulting in border clashes between the two countries.[5] On 2 December, the Sudanese Armed Forces occupied the area, controlled by Ethiopia for 25 years, expelling Ethiopian militants without a fight.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Districts of Sudan". statoids. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "الهيكل الإداري" [The Administrative Structure] (in Arabic). Gadarif State. 18 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Sudan and Ethiopia's dispute in fertile border area threatens regional stability". Middle East Eye. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Viewpoint: Why Ethiopia and Sudan have fallen out over al-Fashaga". BBC. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Why nerves are jangling on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan". The Economist. 15 July 2021. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Containing the Volatile Sudan-Ethiopia Border Dispute". Crisis Group. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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