1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Cameroon - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="r6kpAibn7C"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-cameroon/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Cameroon</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-cameroon/embed/#?secret=r6kpAibn7C" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Cameroon” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="r6kpAibn7C" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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On October 10, the International Court of Justice recognized Cameroon's rights to Bakassi, a Gulf of Guinea peninsula whose sizable offshore oil deposits Nigeria has long claimed. Nevertheless, Nigeria continued to assert its prerogative, reviving fears of an armed conflict along the 1,000 mile (1,600 kilometer) border between the two countries.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_harass-4.gif