Kenya withdraws from Somalia maritime dispute hearing at ICJ
Nairobi seeks AU mediation under African border dispute mechanism system
15 March 2021 - 22:57
Nairobi — Kenya withdrew from an International Court of Justice (ICJ) case on a maritime border dispute with neighbouring Somalia, and is seeking for the matter be resolved by the AU.
“We withdrew,” Kenya’s solicitor-general Ken Ogeto said by phone. “We don’t want to appear symbolically. You appear because you think you’ll have justice.”..
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