Nigeria and Cameroon to Resolve Border Dispute Through Joint Demarcation by 2025.

According to a report by the Voice of America over the weekend, Cameroon and Nigeria have resolved not to seek a court ruling to settle their long-disputed border case. Instead, the two nations have agreed that a joint delegation will validate a demarcation plan on-site, which will put an end to the decades-long territorial disputes.

Leonardo Santos Simao, Chairperson of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission created by the United Nations, described the agreement as a milestone and expressed delight that the two countries agreed to resolve their disputes without going through long processes at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This agreement was made during a two-day meeting of the Mixed Commission in Yaoundé.

The nations share approximately 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) of border, stretching from Lake Chad in the north to the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean coast in the south.

The two countries will be visiting the disputed territories in Rumsiki and Tourou in northern Cameroon and Koche in eastern Nigeria before the end of 2024.

Nigerian Justice Minister, Lateef Fagbemi, who leads Nigeria’s delegation to the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, confirmed that the countries have agreed to complete the project before the end of 2025.