ICJ to announce Maritime case between Somalia and Kenya Next Month

The Deputy Prime minister of Somalia Mahdi Guuled says that the ICJ will render judgment on the maritime case between Somalia and Kenya on Tuesday 12 October, 2021. The ruling will end the long-running case, which began in 2014 when Somalia first filed the suit at the Hague-based court.

The court verdict is final and not subject to appeal. Both Somalia and Kenya are contesting ownership of a triangular territory measuring 100,000 km2 in the Indian Ocean boundary.
Last October, the court concluded hearings with Somalia alone participating in the oral hearings after Kenya cited bias.

Kenya had sought an out-of-court settlement to this issue, which Somalia rebuffed. The case has soured relations between the two East African neighbours.