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Kenya: Alert as Kenya Awaits Hostile Ruling in Somalia Border Row
Nation, 24 September 2021
Kenya is on high alert ahead of next month's judgment on the Indian Ocean boundary dispute with Somalia, which is expected within government circles to be adverse. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya-Somalia Maritime Boundary Dispute Ruling Due October 12
Capital FM, 23 September 2021
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to make a ruling on the longstanding maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia, a development that is expected to have far-reaching… Read more »
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Africa: Too Early to Celebrate a Somalia–Kenya Rapprochement
ISS, 23 September 2021
Somalia's volatile internal politics make reconciliation with Kenya in the immediate future unlikely. Read more »
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Kenya: ICJ to Deliver Verdict On Somalia-Kenya Maritime Dispute Case Next Month
Radio Dalsan, 21 September 2021
The International Court of Justice to deliver a verdict on the long-awaited maritime dispute case between Somalia and Kenya next month. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyatta Hits Out at Neighbouring Countries Over Border Rows
Nation, 21 July 2021
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya's commitment to guarding its borders against external forces and warned unnamed forces against disrespecting Kenya's territorial… Read more »
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East Africa: The Maritime Tussle Between Kenya and Somalia - and What Happens Next
The Conversation Africa, 23 June 2021
Following a maritime boundary dispute, Somalia instituted proceedings against Kenya at the International Court of Justice in August 2014. The two east African neighbours dispute… Read more »
Somalia, Kenya Await Ruling on Oil-Rich Indian Ocean Border
East African neighbours Kenya and Somalia are disputing 30,000 square nautical miles of territory in the Indian Ocean, which has prospects of vast oil and gas deposits. The area is also a source of livelihood for Kenyan fishermen.
Kenya has alleged that some world powers with interests in vast minerals within the contested area have been meddling with the case to ensure Somalia, which attempted to sell some oil blocks at an international auction in London, UK, takes over the area.
The two countries disagree on the location of the boundary in the area where their maritime entitlements overlap, according to court records.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce its decision on the matter on October 12, 2021 - ending a prolonged case between the two neighbours that Somalia, the war-torn Horn of Africa nation, filed in 2014.
The development is expected to have far-reaching consequences on the use of Indian Ocean waters, claimed by the two nations.
InFocus
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Nairobi and Mogadishu have agreed to have their respective ambassadors return to duty, ending six months of frosty relations. But they must now move to address issues largely left ... Read more »
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Former Ghanaian President John Mahama has quit his role as the African Union High Representative to Somalia, more than a week after Mogadishu rejected his deployment, citing bias. ... Read more »
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Somalia says it has restored diplomatic relations with Kenya, following talks between leaders of the neighbouring countries, mediated by Qatar. This follows a series of back ... Read more »
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Kenya will no longer participate in the international maritime boundary dispute case with Somalia in protest at perceived bias and unwillingness of the court to accommodate ... Read more »
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The Somali government has rejected a request by Kenya to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to postpone the maritime boundary dispute for the fourth time. Information ... Read more »
