Disputed maritime area between Somalia and Kenya
author: DW, added on: 2026-07-12
DW:
A narrow triangle off the coast of Africa, in the Indian Ocean, about 100,000 square kilometers (62,000 square miles), is the bone of contention between neighboring Kenya and Somalia. Both countries want the area because it supposedly has a large deposit of oil and gas, but it’s not clear to which country it belongs.
Collection: territorial-disputes - Tags: territorial-disputes, somalia, kenya - Source: dw.com