16 March 2021 14:01 GMT Updated 16 March 2021 14:01 GMT in London
Kenya’s government has come in for sharp criticism over its last-minute decision to boycott an international court hearing in the Netherlands on its maritime boundary dispute with Somalia.
The two nations agreed to resolve the dispute at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, with the outcome set to determine how an 160,000 square kilometre area with significant oil and gas potential will be demarcated.
ICJ president Joan Donoghue said: “The court regrets the decision of Kenya not to participate in the oral proceedings” that began, as originally planned, on 15 March.
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