Overland Travel Across Borders: A Tale of Two Frontiers
Metema Gallabat Trade Artery in Fertile Highland Plain
The 744-kilometer border between Ethiopia and Sudan is a fertile and historically contested frontier, a place where the highlands of Ethiopia meet the plains of Sudan. Once a bustling corridor for trade and migration, it has recently become a region of extreme volatility due to multiple, overlapping conflicts.
Al-Fashaga Clash Tigray in Civil War Hazard Frontier
The main and most significant crossing point is at Metema in Ethiopia, which connects to Gallabat in Sudan. This route has traditionally been the primary economic artery between the two nations, a busy hub for agricultural trade.