yes & yes
for the absence of namibia from the talks does mean a lower location etc
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5295078.stm
but how about these hitherto unheard of islands in the middle of the river

--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...> wrote:
>
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200608250571.html
>
> does the conspicuous absence of namibia suggest the
> span location will be some distance downriver from the
> immediate quadriarea
> & thus fully clear of any possibility of impinging on
> namibian territory
>
> & do the special honors accorded to zimbabwe suggest
> there is just no way of completely avoiding the
> extreme corner of zw at midriver
> however hypothetical & even variable it may be
> & that some sort of easement or blessing still needs
> to be coaxed from mugabe before construction can
> proceed

ps or btw
at this point i have no idea if this message will even arrive at bp
& in case you were wondering
i am still working on the bakassi ambazania followup post try after 4 ether shots