Territorial conflict: Case study of Cameroon and Nigeria over the Bakassi peninsula

Territorial conflict within the context of Africa is a re-occuring situation. The history of these conflicts has struck almost every corner of the African continent. In the case of the Bakassi peninsula between Cameroon and Nigeria, it seem relative to other cases within the continent. As a common phenomenon of these kinds of dispute, the issues are easilly transformed to long wars. However, in the case of Bakassi, it is necessary to appraise the dispute in view of its perculiariaty as these states avoided war regarless of the numerous aggressive confrontations. Territorial conflicts in Africa generally are hereditary in nature due to the continents colonial history. The case of Bakassi like many different cases of territorial conflict in Africa comes from a similar position. Notwithstanding, this study has its variations to typical cases of territorial disputes between states. In this study we will get to see just what makes the Bakassi dispute perculiar from other cases of territorial disputes in Africa.