From disputed border to trade corridor: Ilemi Triangle’s billion-dollar peace dividend

Turkana people seek water and grazing land for their cattle in Ilemi Triangle, Kenya onJuly 23, 2019.

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The latest warning over the Ilemi Triangle should not be dismissed as another quarrel over maps. It is a reminder that unresolved borders carry an economic cost — and that Kenya and South Sudan can turn tension into shared prosperity.

What could Kenya and South Sudan gain by reducing tensions, improving security and opening the Nadapal–Nakodok corridor to sustained commerce?