Kenya–Somalia relations are bilateral relations between Kenya and Somalia. Both countries are members of the African Union and Non-Aligned Movement. The Federal Government of Somalia maintains an embassy in Nairobi. The diplomatic mission is …

Kenyan Somalis are citizens and residents of Kenya who are of Somali ethnic descent. They have historically inhabited the North Eastern Province, previously part of the Northern Frontier District, from which was carved out of the Jubaland region of …

The Somali–Kenyan conflict has been an issue within Kenya since the colonial period. Problems have ranged from skirmishes between the two communities and have led to terrorist attacks, police harassment, extortion, home invasions, physical violence, and massacres perpetrated against Somalis and Kenyans.

Mar 14, 2021 · On Monday, the United Nations’s highest court is due to begin hearings on a maritime boundary dispute between Somalia and Kenya, after years of delays in a case that has strained the neighbours’...

3 days ago · Kenyan military, security and diplomatic officials had already persuaded Ruto that pulling out would risk undoing the gains made after 13 years in Somalia fighting the jihadist group Al-Shabaab.

3 days ago · Kenya's top security officials have told President William Ruto that current conditions still do not justify reopening the land border with Somalia, which has been closed since 2019.

May 15, 2023 · Kenya and Somalia announced on Monday an agreement to reopen their land border at three points by July 1, officially closed since 2011 due to the insurrection of radical Islamists Shebab.

Jan 26, 2025 · After 12 years of border closures marked by fierce diplomatic tension against the backdrop of a maritime border dispute, Kenya and Somalia now want to use their rapprochement to strengthen counter-smuggling and counter-terrorism efforts.

May 7, 2024 · Kenya and Somalia on Monday signed an agreement on collaboration in the areas of political consultations, education and defense.

May 15, 2023 · Kenya and Somalia share a 680-kilometre land border and have been locked in a long-running dispute for years over a potentially oil-and-gas rich chunk of the Indian Ocean. In October 2021, the UN's top court handed control of most of the area to Somalia but Kenya rejected the ruling.