The Cameroon and Nigeria Negotiation Process over the Contested Oil rich Bakassi Peninsula

This paper is aimed at exploring the negotiation process between Cameroon and Nigeria over the resourcerich Bakassi Peninsula located along the gulf of Guinea. Although relations between neighboring Cameroon and Nigeria have been strained over issues relating to their1.600-kilometer land boundary, extending from the Lake Chad Basin to the Bakassi peninsula and going as far as the maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, Negotiation has helped create a workable solution for both countries. Among the issues involved are rights over the oil-rich land and sea reserves as well as the fate of the local populace of the region.