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ICJ Rules in Favor of Equatorial Guinea in Decades-Long Island Dispute with Gabon

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ICJ Rules in Favor of Equatorial Guinea in Decades-Long Island Dispute with GabonThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) has awarded sovereignty over three small islands in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea to Equatorial Guinea.In a final, binding ruling, the court recognized Equatorial Guinea’s claim based on a 1900 colonial-era convention, dismissing Gabon’s claim rooted in a 1974 agreement lacking treaty status. The ruling requires Gabon to withdraw troops from Mbanié Island, which it has occupied since 1972. The dispute was revived in the 2000s due to potential offshore oil reserves and was formally brought to the ICJ in 2016 after UN mediation.

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ICJ Rules in Favor of Equatorial Guinea in Decades-Long Island Dispute with Gabon

15:33 20.05.2025 (Updated: 17:03 20.05.2025)

© Photo International Court of Justice (ICJ)The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN, delivers its Judgment on the merits in the case concerning Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands (Gabon/Equatorial Guinea), on Monday 19 May 2025, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN, delivers its Judgment on the merits in the case concerning Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands (Gabon/Equatorial Guinea), on Monday 19 May 2025, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 20.05.2025

ICJ Rules in Favor of Equatorial Guinea in Decades-Long Island Dispute with Gabon

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has awarded sovereignty over three small islands in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea to Equatorial Guinea.

In a final, binding ruling, the court recognized Equatorial Guinea’s claim based on a 1900 colonial-era convention, dismissing Gabon’s claim rooted in a 1974 agreement lacking treaty status.

The ruling requires Gabon to withdraw troops from Mbanié Island, which it has occupied since 1972. The dispute was revived in the 2000s due to potential offshore oil reserves and was formally brought to the ICJ in 2016 after UN mediation.