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Kenya: Somalia Rejects Mediation Offer in Maritime Border Row With Kenya
allAfrica, 26 July 2023
Somalia has stated that it will not accept mediation in a maritime dispute with Kenya, which was ruled by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in October 2021, according to The… Read more »
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Somalia: An Ocean of Weapons - Arms Smuggling to Somalia
ISS, 7 February 2023
Rather than relying on foreign navies, Horn of Africa countries must lead in stemming illicit arms inflows. Read more »
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Kenya: Government Partners With Bank to Train Youth on Maritime Jobs
Capital FM, 19 October 2022
At least 600 youth are set to benefit from a three-year partnership between KCB Bank, KCB foundation and Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) aimed at training and empowering them with… Read more »
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Somalia: Writing Piracy in Somalia - Who Controls the Narrative and How?
African Arguments, 19 August 2022
Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing… Read more »
Somalia Rejects Mediation Offer in Maritime Border Row With Kenya
Somalia has reportedly stated that it will not accept mediation in an Indian Ocean maritime dispute with Kenya, which was ruled on by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in October 2021.
The court awarded Somalia the bulk of the territory, while adjusting the border slightly northward, to address Kenya's security and economic interests. The territory has vast oil and gas deposits and is also a source of livelihood for Kenyan fishermen.
The matter was raised in the Somali parliament on July 22, 2023, after Kenya's President William Ruto reportedly urged Djibouti's President Omar Ismael Guelleh, to help broker a deal with Somalia.
Somalia's Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Mohamed Omar, said that Somalia and Kenya were not currently engaged in negotiations on the territory.
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