The decision was viewed as a victory for Somalia, which was awarded most of the territorial waters under controversy, although Kenya kept a part of the 100,000 square-kilometre area.

Why did the ICJ go ahead to rule on the matter when a party in the dispute (Kenya) had withdrawn from the case? And, finally, who footed Somalia ... in 2003 include a map of Iraqi oil fields ...

Jubbaland, one of Somalia’s five semi-autonomous regions, is situated adjacent to Kenya and Ethiopia. It is Somalia’s breadbasket, its shoreline delineates a contested maritime zone with Kenya ...

Kenya will not take part in Monday's hearings over its maritime border dispute with Somalia at the International Court of Justice, government sources have told the BBC. Kenya accuses the ICJ of ...