UN court backs Equatorial Guinea in disputed islands case with Gabon

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UN court backs Equatorial Guinea in disputed islands case with Gabon  The decision effectively hands the islands to Equatorial Guinea. The countries brought their dispute to The International Court of Justice in 2021, asking judges to determine what legal agreement settles the possession of the oil-rich islands  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/19/un-court-backs-equatorial-guinea-in-disputed-islands-case-with-gabon  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01Judges at the International Court of Justice on Monday sided with Equatorial Guinea over Gabon

00:07ruling that the three small islands of Mbani, Kokotie and Conga found in the Atlantic Ocean belong to the country.

00:14The 15th Judge Panel found a 19-0-0 treaty between Spain and France

00:19which divided up colonial holdings to be the ultimate authority.

00:23The Court, by 14 votes to 1, finds that the document entitled

00:35Convention Delimiting the Land and Maritime Frontiers of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

00:41in bracket Bata Convention, invoked by the Gabonese Republic,

00:47is not a treaty having the force of law in the relations between the Gabonese Republic and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

00:56and does not constitute a legal title within the meaning of Article 1, Paragraph 1 of the Special Agreement.

01:04Gabon had based its claims on a later agreement known as the Bata Convention of 1974.

01:11The islands are thought to contain oil deposits.

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