In Six days’ time, it will be known whether Ghana can continue to own its promising oil – fields or hand them over to Ivory Coast. This will happen when the International Tribunal on the Law of the sea delivers judgment on a case seeking to resolve a dispute over true owners of the oil fields between Ghana and Ivory Coast.
In 2015, Ghana filed a detailed memo at the International Tribunal seeking to ward off Ivory Coast from claiming an interest in the oilfields. As the Court prepares to deliver judgement there are fears that the outcome could have significant implications for both nations.
In the first of several reports on this maritime boundary dispute, Tawakalitu Braimah offers some background.
Source: Ghana/Starr
