The Greentree Agreement is a formal treaty which resolved the

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

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border dispute over the oil and natural gas-rich

Bakassi Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea. It lies between the Cross River estuary, near the city of Calabar and the Rio del Ray estuary on the east. It is governed by Cameroon, following the transfer of sovereignty from neighbouring Niger ...

peninsula.

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Conflict Encyclopedia, Cameroon, Peace Agreements, http://www.ucdp.uu.se/gpdatabase/gpcountry.php?id=28®ionSelect=2-Southern_Africa# The dispute had roots as far back as 1913; 1981, 1994, and 1996 armed clashes between Nigeria and Cameroon took place in Bakassi. The dispute was referred to the

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and on 10 October 2002 the ICJ ruled in favor of Cameroon. On 12 June 2006, Nigerian President

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and Cameroonian President

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signed the Greentree Agreement concerning the withdrawal of troops and transfer of authority in the peninsula. The withdrawal of Nigerian troops was set for 60 days but allowed for a possible 30-day extension while Nigeria was allowed to keep its civil administration and police in Bakassi for another two years. The dispute between the two states was settled by the International Court of Justice, who ruled in favour of Cameroon. The Nigerian government complied and withdrew its troops, motivated by the risk of losing foreign aid. A follow-up committee, composed of representatives from Cameroon, Nigeria, the UN, Germany, the USA, France and the UK, was created to monitor the implementation of the agreement. On 13 August 2013, the

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stated that it welcomed the peaceful end two days earlier of the special transitional regime in the Bakassi Peninsula.Library of Congress, Cameroon; Nigeria: Bakassi Peninsula Transition Completed, August 13, 2013
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References

{{reflist Treaties of Nigeria Treaties of Cameroon Peace treaties Politics of Nigeria Politics of Cameroon Treaties concluded in 2006 Treaties entered into force in 2006 2006 in Nigeria 2006 in Cameroon