The best judgment of the united nation has occurred on the equatorial Guinea in a row with Gabon over three islands in potentially rich oil waters.
The two central African countries are arguing for the islands – Conges, Mbanie and Cocotera – since the beginning of the 70s.
The islands are virtually uninhabited, but are in a marine zone, which is thought to contain significant amounts of hydrocarbons.
The International Court (ICJ) ruled that the claim of the Equatorial Guinea – on the basis of a 1900 contract dividing the French and Spanish colonial assets – must be awarded.