Equatorial Guinea had control of the territory until 1972, when Gabon took over the largest island, Mbanie, in a military skirmish. When oil was discovered in coastal waters, the dispute reignited.

The United Nation's top court has sided with Equatorial Guinea in a row with Gabon over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two Central African countries have been arguing over the isles ...

is the title held by the Kingdom of Spain on 12 October 1968, to which the Republic of Equatorial Guinea succeeded," it said. The ruling means Gabon will have to remove its soldiers from the tiny ...

World Court Backs Equatorial Guinea in Islands Dispute With Gabon AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Monday that Equatorial Guinea has a legal claim ...

Judges at the top U.N. court have sided with the West African country of Equatorial Guinea in a fight with neighboring Gabon over the ownership of three largely uninhabited oil-rich islands From ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the top U.N. court sided with the West African country of Equatorial Guinea in a fight with neighboring Gabon over which treaty settled the ownership of ...