Yes - message 14748 which is this link:
http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1561979,00.html
In this news24.com story, it says 7 of Benin's
villages are being controlled by Nigeria, while 3 of
Nigeria's villages are under Benin's control. This is
the opposite of Reuter's reporting, which says Nigeria
is controlling 3 of Benin's villages and Benin 7 of
Nigeria's.
I wonder which one is correct.
--- Brendan Whyte <
bwhyte@...> wrote:
> Anyone know any more about this?
> Brendan
>
> >According to a Reuters' report from Lagos of 23
> July 2004, Benin and
> >Nigeria will modify their land boundary and
> "redraw" their maritime
> >boundary. Portions of the Reuters article are
> reproduced below.
> >
> >"Nigeria and its western neighbour Benin, have
> agreed to redraw their
> >870-km (520-mile) boundary to avert a potential
> border row, a Nigerian
> >official said.
> >
> >"Under the plan, Nigeria which is in the final
> phase of redrawing its
> >eastern boundary with Cameroon after a protracted
> dispute, would transfer
> >three villages to Benin in exchange for seven
> villages controlled by the
> >former French colony, the News Agency on Nigeria
> reported on Friday.
> >
> >"'Both countries have agreed to begin withdrawal
> processes from those
> >villages to return their possessions to the
> rightful owners,' Dahiru
> >Bobbo, director general of the National Boundary
> Commission told reporters
> >after bilateral talks in the capital Abuja on
> Thursday.
> >
> >"He said though there was 'no serious boundary
> problem' between the two
> >neighbours, the move was aimed at averting a future
> border dispute. The
> >West African neighbours also agreed to redraw their
> maritime boundary. "
>
>
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