Kenya oil block licences expiry rekindles Somalia border row

The Kenya-Somalia maritime border dispute has complicated oil exploration along this East African coast, which more than a decade ago was one of the world's hottest places to look for crude.

Photo credit: Illustration | Joe Ngari

Three licences awarded to Italian multinational, Eni, for oil exploration in a disputed area off the Lamu Basin will expire at the end of this month, renewing focus on the fight between Kenya and Somalia over the blocks.

Both Kenya and its war-torn neighbour claim the oil blocks.

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