The presidents of Nigeria and Cameroon June 12 signed an agreement settling a decades-old border dispute over the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula following intensive mediation over the weekend by the UN Secretary-General. The agreement provides for the withdrawal of Nigerian troops within 60 days, with a possible 30 day extension, from Bakassi, which the International Court of Justice awarded to Cameroon in 2002. (UN News service)
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