| Treaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea concerning their maritime boundary | |
|---|---|
| Type | Boundary delimitation |
| Signed | 23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) |
| Location | Malabo,Equatorial Guinea |
| Parties | |
| Depositary |  United Nations Secretariat |
| Language | English; Portuguese |
TheEquatorial Guinea – Nigeria Maritime Boundary Treaty is a 2000 treaty betweenEquatorial Guinea andNigeria whichdelimits a portion of themaritime boundary between the two countries.[1]
The treaty was signed inMalabo on 23 September 2000 byEquatoguinean presidentTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo andNigerian presidentOlusegun Obasanjo.
Theboundary set out by the text of the treaty does not demarcate the entire Equatorial Guinea – Nigeria treaty. When the treaty was signed, theInternational Court of Justice (ICJ) was hearing a case about a maritime dispute betweenCameroon and Nigeria; because the result of that case would affect the maritime boundaries in theGulf of Guinea, it was decided to leave the complete delimitation of the boundary until after the ICJ case concluded.
The boundary defined in the treaty runs through theBight of Bonny and separates the Nigerian mainland from Equatorial Guinea'sBioko Island. The boundary consists of nine straight-linemaritime segments defined by ten individual coordinate points. Rather than adopting an equidistant line between the two countries, the treaty takes into account both countries' established economic interests in the Gulf of Guinea, including existingoil wells, oil drilling installations, and existing resource consent licences.
The full name of the treaty isTreaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea concerning their maritime boundary.
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