Subject: Benin-Nigeria boundary modification<br/>
Date: Jul 25, 2004 @ 23:21<br/>
Author: Brendan Whyte (Brendan Whyte &lt;bwhyte@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1972251220">Anyone know any more about this?<br/>
Brendan<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="qreply"> &gt;According to a Reuters&#39; report from Lagos of 23 July 2004, Benin and <br/>
&gt;Nigeria will modify their land boundary and &quot;redraw&quot; their maritime <br/>
&gt;boundary.   Portions of the Reuters article are reproduced below.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;&quot;Nigeria and its western neighbour Benin, have agreed to redraw their <br/>
&gt;870-km (520-mile) boundary to avert a potential border row, a Nigerian <br/>
&gt;official said.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;&quot;Under the plan, Nigeria which is in the final phase of redrawing its <br/>
&gt;eastern boundary with Cameroon after a protracted dispute, would transfer <br/>
&gt;three villages to Benin in exchange for seven villages controlled by the <br/>
&gt;former French colony, the News Agency on Nigeria reported on Friday.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;&quot;&#39;Both countries have agreed to begin withdrawal processes from those <br/>
&gt;villages to return their possessions to the rightful owners,&#39; Dahiru <br/>
&gt;Bobbo, director general of the National Boundary Commission told reporters <br/>
&gt;after bilateral talks in the capital Abuja on Thursday.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;&quot;He said though there was &#39;no serious boundary problem&#39; between the two <br/>
&gt;neighbours, the move was aimed at averting a future border dispute. The <br/>
&gt;West African neighbours also agreed to redraw their maritime boundary. &quot; </span></blockquote></div>