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Kenya: Kenyatta's Push for Talks on Somalia Border Row Flops
Nation, 28 September 2019
All efforts by Kenya to resolve the maritime boundary dispute with Somalia out of court have failed, with Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo telling the United Nations… Read more »
Kenyatta Fails to Settle Somali Maritime Dispute Out of Court
Mogadishu has shut the door on Nairobi's push to have the African Union broker peace negotiations, with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo saying the talks between the two countries had completely collapsed. The International Court of Justice will now have to resolve the matter. Public hearings on the case filed by Somalia will run from November 4-8.
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) welcomes his Somalia counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at State House (file photo).
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Somali President Mohamed Farmajo used his inaugural address at the UN to reject Kenya's call for talks on a maritime boundary dispute. Farmajo's remarks came after the two ... Read more »
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The International Court of Justice has granted Kenya's request to have the maritime dispute case heard in 12 months. Somalia wants the sea border extended along the land border; a ... Read more »
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Cautioning that the "rigid court procedure" will be blind to sensitive political and cultural issues, Kenya had advised that the case could distract countries from cooperating on ... Read more »
