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Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission on border mobilizes support at UN

Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission on border mobilizes support at UN

Representatives from the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, charged with implementing a 2002 legal judgement on the border between the two countries, came to the United Nations today to mobilize diplomatic and financial support for its mission.

The delegates were Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, Amadou Ali, Minister of State for Justice and Keeper of the Seals of Cameroon, and Prince Bola Ajibola, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nigeria.

The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission was established at the request of the Presidents of Cameroon and Nigeria in November 2002 by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, one month after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down a judgement related to the contested Bakassi Peninsula.

The tripartite commission, which has appealed for funds during trips to Cameroon, Nigeria, Europe and the United States, has conducted field trips to the peninsula and related land boundary areas.