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Published on May 19, 2025

Equatorial Guinea gains control of oil-rich islands in dispute with Gabon

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday ruled that Equatorial Guinea holds legal sovereignty over a cluster of small islands in the potentially oil-rich waters in the Gulf of Guinea. This ruling marks the end of a decades-long territorial …

Source: Business Insider Africa - Neutral
Published on May 19, 2025

UN top court sides with Equatorial Guinea in islands dispute with Gabon

The United Nations' top court has sided with Equatorial Guinea in a row over Gabon, over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two Central African countries have been arguing over the Isles' Congo since the early 1970s. The …

Source: Radio Jamaica - Neutral
Published on May 19, 2025

ICJ backs Equatorial Guinea in Gabon islands dispute

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Monday that the islands of Mbanie, Conga and Cocoteros off the coast of Gabon legally belong to Equatorial Guinea, settling a decades-long dispute between the West African neighbors. The three tiny islands, …

Source: Deutsche Welle - Public Broadcaster
Published on May 19, 2025

UN court backs Equatorial Guinea in disputed islands case with Gabon

Judges at the top U.N. court sided with Equatorial Guinea in a dispute with neighboring Gabon over which treaty settled the ownership of three largely uninhabited oil-rich islands. The decision effectively hands the islands to Equatorial Guinea. The …

Source: Africanews - Neutral
Published on May 19, 2025

Equatorial Guinea prevails in dispute with neighboring Gabon over oil-rich islands

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the top U.N. court sided with the West African country of Equatorial Guinea in a fight with neighboring Gabon over which treaty settled the ownership of three largely uninhabited oil-rich islands. The decision …

Source: The Messenger - Kentucky - Pending
Published on May 19, 2025

Equatorial Guinea prevails in dispute with neighboring Gabon over oil-rich islands

Source: WNYT - New York - Neutral
Published on May 19, 2025

World Court backs Equatorial Guinea in islands dispute with Gabon

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Monday that Equatorial Guinea has a legal claim to a cluster of small islands in potentially oil-rich waters in the Gulf of Guinea, settling a decades-long dispute with …

Source: KFGO - North Dakota - Neutral
Published on 05:55 GMT

ICJ backs E. Guinea over disputed oil-rich islands

The top United Nations court on Monday sided with Equatorial Guinea in a decades-long dispute with Gabon over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two West African nations have been squabbling over the 30-hectare (74-acre) island of …

Source: Daily Trust - Indeterminate
Published on May 19, 2025

ICJ backs E.Guinea in spat with Gabon over oil-rich islands

The top United Nations court on Monday sided with Equatorial Guinea in a decades-long dispute with Gabon over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two west African nations have been squabbling over the 30-hectare (74-acre) island of …

Source: RTL Today - Neutral
Published on May 19, 2025

ICJ backs E.Guinea in spat with Gabon over oil-rich islands

The top United Nations court on Monday sided with Equatorial Guinea in a decades-long dispute with Gabon over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two west African nations have been squabbling over the 30-hectare (74-acre) island of …

Source: RTL Today - Neutral