Dakar — The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission schedules to hold its XXIst session on 13 and 14 March 2008 in Yaoundé (Cameroon).

Following the settlement of the delimitation of the maritime boundary line on 10 May 2007, Representatives of Cameroon and Nigeria will officially append their signature upon the nautical map transposing the computation of the line crossing meridians under a constant angle seaward (loxodrome). The United Nations will take the opportunity of this venue to make a presentation on cross-border cooperation practice against the background of oil fields straddling a maritime boundary.

Moreover, this session will allow the Mixed Commission to review the progress on the demarcation of the land boundary about which Cameroon and Nigeria have agreed on more than 830 kilometers so far. A geodetic network covering the entire length of the land boundary, estimated to 1,950 kilometers, has been established earlier this year, thanks to international funding with contributions from Cameroon, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the European Union. This geodetic network shall be certified in the coming months, following a quality control to be undertaken by an independent team of experts.

The Cameroon/Nigeria Mixed Commission is a mechanism established by Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan on 15 November 2002 at the request of President Biya and President Obasanjo to follow-up on the implementation of the decision of the International Court of Justice on the border dispute. It is chaired by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Lamine Cissé.