Ethiopia–South Sudan border

Livelihood in this area often subjected exclusion from political, economic and other development associations as there is prevalence of armed insurgent groups like Gambela People's Liberation Movement, which engage in illicit trade, child abduction, cattle rustling and arm smuggling.

Since South Sudan gained independence in 2011, the most recent negotiation agreement was signed in Addis Ababa on 27 September 2012.

People in this area considered minor, including lack of development, political participation, economic inclusion, infrastructure, and other public services.

[3][4][5][6] On 1 January 1956, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and SPLM signed a treaty that ratifies Southern Sudan should be provincial boundary, and the proposal continued precedent set by the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement, which also support the southern region.

Since South Sudan gained independence in 2011, the negotiation was moved far away from CPA as the central point of reference.