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Hello Edit Profile | Sign Out Sign In | Register Now PRINT EDITION | Subscribe to SEARCH: News Web by Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com  > World > Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon Print This Article E-Mail This Article RSS News Feeds Top News Cameroon What is RSS? | All RSS Feeds Cameroonians Kept in Limbo Over Oil-Rich Peninsula Reuters Tuesday, October 12, 2004; 8:03 AM By Tansa Musa MUNDEMBA, Cameroon (Reuters) - The Cameroonians of the Bakassi Peninsula have learned like many other communities that the prospect of oil can be more of a curse than a blessing. For years, thousands of them have been unable to live on their land because of a fierce and long-running dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon over the territory -- fueled by its proximity to the oil-rich waters of the Gulf of Guinea. _____News from Nigeria_____ • Gay N.H. Bishop Brings Message of Inclusion (The Washington Post, Oct 11, 2004) • Push Against Polio Launched in Africa (The Washington Post, Oct 8, 2004) • Nigeria's Top Anglican Proposes U.S. Parishes (The Washington Post, Oct 6, 2004) • U.S. Drafts Resolution On Sudan Sanctions (The Washington Post, Sep 9, 2004) _____Free E-mail Newsletters_____ • Today's Headlines & Columnists See a Sample  |  Sign Up Now • Breaking News Alerts See a Sample  |  Sign Up Now When the African countries came close to war over the peninsula in 1996 and Nigeria occupied part of it, thousands of Cameroonians fled to neighboring areas of their country. They should have been able to return on Sept. 15, when Nigeria was to hand over Bakassi to Cameroon in line with a 2002 International Court of Justice ruling on their common border. But the handover of the 400-square-mile area of western Cameroon largely made up of mangrove-covered swampland and islands was postponed, officially for "technical reasons." "For how much longer will we continue to live outside our home and suffer like this?" complained Cornelius Edonde. Edonde is a mayor without a town. He was in charge of Kombo Itindi in Bakassi before he fled to Mundemba, 25 miles to the north. "I have no budget to run, I cannot raise taxes, I cannot carry on any development in my council area," he said. "What future are we reserving for our children? All this because of oil." PAINFUL POSTPONEMENT The U.N. official overseeing the handover has insisted that no one is disputing the territory belongs to Cameroon and he hopes to publish a new timetable soon. A Nigerian government official said last week that talks aimed at settling a new deadline to transfer Bakassi to Cameroon would be held later this month. "The Nigerian and Cameroonian mixed commission is meeting on Oct. 21 in Abuja and the decisions will be taken after that," chief boundary commissioner Dahiru Bobboh said in the Nigerian capital. Some Cameroonians believe the postponement reflects opposition to the handover by Nigeria. Estimates of the number of Nigerians actually living in Bakassi vary widely. CONTINUED    1 2    Next > Full Legal Notice Print This Article E-Mail This Article RSS Feed © 2004 Reuters Featured Advertiser Links • The government's ban on nature • Legacy of Wealth for your Family-Free Report • Secret Nutrients Doctors Take - FREE Report • A Perfect Stock In An Imperfect World... FREE • $150,000 Mortgage for $550/Month! Click Here • Cash Fast at a Great Low Rate with E-LOAN SEARCH: News Web by Top 20 E-mailed Articles © Copyright 1996-   |   The Washington Post Company   |   User Agreement and Privacy Policy   |   Rights and Permissions washingtonpost.com: RSS Feeds | Site Index | Site Map | Archives | E-mail Newsletters | Wireless Access | Media Center | Advertise mywashingtonpost.com | Our headlines on your site | Make Us Your Homepage | Work at washingtonpost.com | Contact Us | About Us The Washington Post: Subscribe | Subscriber Services | Advertise | Electronic Edition | Online Photo Store The Washington Post Co. Information | Other Post Co. Websites

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