The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled in favor of Equatorial Guinea in a territorial dispute with Gabon over several small islands in the Gulf of Guinea. This decision ends a decades-long conflict between the two neighboring countries regarding ownership of the potentially oil-rich islands. The ICJ based its ruling on a 1900 convention, granting Equatorial Guinea legal rights to the islands. The verdict is expected to have significant implications for resource control and regional relations in West Africa. Both countries had agreed to abide by the court's decision.
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ICJ Rules in Favor of Equatorial Guinea in Gulf Island Dispute
The International Court of Justice has granted Equatorial Guinea legal rights to small islands in the Gulf of Guinea, resolving a long-standing territorial dispute with Gabon. The decision, based on a 1900 convention,
