Name: Halayeb Triangle Dispute between: Sudan and Egypt Area:
Halayib occupies an area of land measuring 20,580 square km on
the Sudan-Egypt border area. Sudan claims that Halayeb is part
of its Red Sea State. History: The area has been occupied by
Egyptian forces since 1995 following a degeneration of bilateral
relations as a result of a failed attempt by Islamists,
allegedly backed by Khartoum, to assassinate former Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa. The Egyptian army seized
control of Halayeb region, an area of land measuring 20,580
square km in the border areas of the Red Sea coast, after
relations between the two neighbors plummeted due to the 1995’s
failed attempt by Islamists allegedly backed by Sudan to
assassinate the then Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in Addis
Ababa. The genesis of the disputes over Halayeb dates back to as
early as 1958 after Sudan gained independence from being ruled
jointly by Britain and Egypt. The wrangle is a result of a
discrepancy in the demarcation of polit