ABSTRACT Socio-economic security has motivated African states to explore natural resources in areas of overlapping maritime claims. However, Africa’s maritime boundaries are characterized by unresolved disputes. Resolution of these disputes is time-consuming, expensive and can undermine the state’s ability to exploit natural resources. The Somalia and Kenya maritime dispute under litigation with the International Court of Justice demonstrates the continental commitment to peaceful resolution. Citing cases from across Africa, we discuss outright delimitation or Joint Management Zones (JMZs) as means to address disputes over shared resources, particularly transboundary fisheries, which have received little attention. Reframing the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute resolution process as cooperation over fisheries management will have spill-over effects into greater diplomatic relations. Fish do not abide by maritime boundaries. As such, we posit that the peaceful resolution of maritime boundary disputes lies in Africa’s ability to consider settlements by way of JMZs to motivate sustainable use of natural resources.

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共同管理共享资源作为解决海上边界争端的替代方法：肯尼亚-索马里海上边界争端

摘要 社会经济安全促使非洲国家在海洋主张重叠的地区探索自然资源。然而，非洲海洋边界的特点是悬而未决的争端。解决这些争端既费时又费钱，而且会削弱国家开发自然资源的能力。正在向国际法院提起诉讼的索马里和肯尼亚海洋争端表明了大陆对和平解决的承诺。我们引用了非洲各地的案例，讨论了彻底划界或联合管理区 (JMZ) 作为解决共享资源争端的手段，尤其是跨界渔业，这些争端很少受到关注。将肯尼亚-索马里海事争端解决程序重新定义为渔业管理合作将对更广泛的外交关系产生溢出效应。鱼类不遵守海洋边界。因此，我们认为和平解决海上边界争端取决于非洲是否有能力考虑通过 JMZ 进行解决以促进自然资源的可持续利用。