Overland Travel Across Borders: A Tale of Two Frontiers
Wajale Jijiga Hargeisa Ogaden in Somali Continuum
The 1,640-kilometer border between Ethiopia and Somalia is a long and historically contentious frontier that cuts through the heart of the Somali-inhabited Ogaden region. It is a line that has been the cause of wars and remains a place of significant political and security challenges.
Crowd Bureaucracy Volatile in Pastoralist Porous Preparation
The main crossing point is at Wajale, which separates the Ethiopian city of Jijiga from the capital of the semi-autonomous Somaliland region, Hargeisa. This is the busiest and most established crossing. Other more remote crossings exist further south into Somalia proper, but these are not considered secure or reliable for travelers.