Kenya, South Sudan form team on Elemi Triangle conflict
President Uhuru Kenyatta (R) receives South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit at state house Nairobi for bilateral talks on Monday, July 01, 2019. The two leaders agreed to form a joint border commission to guide resolution of cross-border conflict between communities. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NATION MEDIA GROUP.
Kenya and South Sudan have agreed to form a joint border commission to help resolve ethnic conflict between communities in the oil-rich Elemi Triangle.
The area disputed by the two countries has recently seen clashes between the Toposa of South Sudan, the Turkana of Kenya and the Nyang’atom of Ethiopia.